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GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 
THE   CONFEDERATE  ARMY 


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GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 
THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY 


OFFICERS  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE  DE 
PARTMENTS  OF  THE  CONFEDERATE 
STATES,  MEMBERS  OF  THE  CON 
FEDERATE  CONGRESS  BY  STATES 


COMPILED  AND  PREPARED  BY 

GENERAL    MARCUS     J.    WRIGHT 


NEW  YORK 

THE  NEALE  PUBLISHING  COMPANY 
1911 


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Copyright,  1911,  by 
The  Neale  Publishing  Company 


CONTENTS 

GENERAL  OFFICERS  APPOINTED  BY  THE  PRESI 
DENT  IN  THE  ARMIES  OF  THE  CONFEDERATE 
STATES,  1861-1865. 

GENERALS — REGULAR 9 

GENERALS — PROVISIONAL  ARMY 12 

GENERALS — PROVISIONAL   ARMY,   WITH   TEMPO 
RARY  BANK 13 

LIEUTENANT  GENERALS — PROVISIONAL  ARMY  .  14 
LIEUTENANT  GENERALS  —  PROVISIONAL  ARMY, 

WITH  TEMPORARY  RANK 19 

MAJOR  GENERALS — PROVISIONAL   ARMY     ...       21 
MAJOR  GENERALS — FOR  SERVICE  WITH  VOLUN 
TEER  TROOPS,  WITH  TEMPORARY  RANK     .       42 
MAJOR    GENERALS — PROVISIONAL    ARMY,    WITH 

TEMPORARY    RANK 43 

BRIGADIER     GENERALS  —  CONFEDERATE     STATES 

ARMY — REGULAR 46 

BRIGADIER  GENERALS — PROVISIONAL  ARMY     .     .       48 
BRIGADIER  GENERALS — FOR  SERVICE  WITH  VOL 
UNTEER  TROOPS,  WITH  TEMPORARY  RANK     129 
BRIGADIER     GENERALS     OF     ARTILLERY  -  -  PRO 
VISIONAL  ARMY 131 

BRIGADIER  GENERALS — PROVISIONAL  ARMY  .  .  133 
BRIGADIER  GENERALS — PROVISIONAL  ARMY  .  .  134 
BRIGADIER  GENERALS  —  SPECIAL,  PROVISIONAL 

ARMY 135 

BRIGADIER  GENERALS — WITH  TEMPORARY  RANK, 

PROVISIONAL  ARMY 141 

OFFICERS  ASSIGNED  TO  DUTY  AS  GENERAL  OFFI 
CERS  WHO  WERE  NOT  APPOINTED  BY  THE 
PRESIDENT. 

LIST  OF  OFFICERS 149 

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EXECUTIVE    AND    CONGRESSIONAL   DIRECTORY    OF 
THE  CONFEDERATE   STATES,   1861-1865. 

EXECUTIVE     OFFICERS     OF    THE     CONFEDERATE 

STATES 151 

CONGRESSES  OF  THE  CONFEDERATE  STATES     .     .     155 
MEMBERS  OF  THE  PROVISIONAL  CONGRESS  OF  THE 
CONFEDERATE  STATES,,  FROM  FEBRUARY  4, 

1861,  TO  FEBRUARY  17,  1862 157 

SENATORS  OF  THE  FIRST  CONGRESS  OF  THE  CON 
FEDERATE    STATES,    FROM    FEBRUARY    18, 

1862,  TO  FEBRUARY  17,  1864 164 

MEMBERS  OF  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES 

OF  THE  FIRST  CONGRESS  OF  THE  CONFED 
ERATE  STATES,  FROM  FEBRUARY  18,  1862, 
TO  FEBRUARY  17, 1864 .167 

SENATORS  OF  THE  SECOND  CONGRESS  OF  THE  CON 
FEDERATE  STATES,  FROM  MAY  2,  1864,  TO 
MARCH  18,  1865,  DATE  OF  ADJOURNMENT 
OF  THE  SECOND  SESSION 174 

MEMBERS  OF  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRESENTATIVES  OF 
THE  SECOND  CONGRESS  OF  THE  CONFEDER 
ATE  STATES,  FROM  MAY  2, 1864,  TO  MARCH 
15,  1865,  DATE  OF  ADJOURNMENT  OF  THE 
SECOND  SESSION 177 

FLAGS    OF    THE    CONFEDERATE    ARMY    AND    NAVY. 

THE  STARS  AND  BARS 184 

THE    BATTLE    FLAG 185 

THE   NATIONAL    FLAG 185,     186 

THE   FLAGS   FLOWN   BY   THE   NAVY. 

THE  STARS  AND  BARS 187 

THE    NEW    ENSIGN 187 

THE  PENNANT 187 

THE  JACK  188 


NOTE 

All  of  the  matter  contained  in  this  work  is 
taken  from  the  official  records,  except  dates  of 
births  and  deaths  of  general  officers,  since  the 
close  of  the  war,  which  are  from  a  necrology 
kept  by  the  compiler  for  the  past  thirty  years. 


GENERAL  OFFICERS  APPOINTED  BY 

THE  PRESIDENT  IN  THE  ARMIES 

OF  THE  CONFEDERATE 

STATES,  1861-1865 

GENERALS* 

(Regular) 

SAMUEL  COOPEK.  Born  in  Hackensack,  N.  J., 
June  12,  1798.  Appointed  from  Virginia,  Au 
gust  31,  1861,  to  rank  from  May  16,  1861 ;  con 
firmed  August  31,  1861,  and  April  23,  1863; 
Adjutant  and  Inspector  General;  paroled  at 
Charlotte,  N.  C.,  May  3,  1865.  Died  in  Alexan 
dria  County,  Virginia,  December  3,  1876. 

ALBERT  S.  JOHNSTON.  Born  in  Mason  County, 
Kentucky,  February  3,  1803.  Appointed  from 
Texas,  August  31,  1861,  to  rank  from  May  30, 
1861 ;  confirmed  August  31,  1861.  Killed  in  ac 
tion  at  Shiloli,  Tenn.,  April  6,  1862. 

*Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  May  1C,  1861, 
as  follows : 

"Section  2.  That  the  five  general  officers  provided  by 
existing  laws  for  the  Confederate  States  shall  have  the  rank 
and  denomination  of  'general,'  instead  of  'brigadier-general,' 
which  shall  be  the  highest  military  grade  known  to  the  Con 
federate  States.  .  .  ." 

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10  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

ROBERT  E.  LEE.  Born  in  Stratford,  West 
moreland  County,  Virginia,  January  19,  1807. 
Appointed  from  Virginia,  August  31,  1861,  to 
rank  from  June  14,  1861 ;  confirmed  August  31, 
1861,  and  April  23,  1863 ;  confirmed  General  in 
Chief  of  the  Armies  of  the  Confederate  States, 
January  31, 1865 ;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court 
House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865.  Died  at  Lexington, 
Va.,  October  12,  1870. 

JOSEPH  E.  JOHNSTON.  Born  in  Cherry  Grove, 
near  Farmville,  Va.,  February  3,  1807.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia,  August  31,  1861,  to  rank 
from  July  4,  1861;  confirmed  August  31,  1861, 
and  April  23,  1863;  paroled  at  Greensboro, 
N.  C.,  May  2,  1865.  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
March  21,  1891. 

PETER  G.  T.  BEAUREGARD.  Born  near  New  Or 
leans,  La.,  May  28,  1818.  Appointed  from 
Louisiana,  August  31,  1861,  to  rank  from  July 
21,  1861;  confirmed  August  31,  3861,  and  April 
23,  1863;  the  Journal  of  the  Provisional  Con 
gress  also  shows  this  officer  confirmed  as  Gen 
eral,  Confederate  States  Army,  July  30,  1861, 
to  date  from  July  21,  1861 ;  paroled  at  Greens 
boro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  at  New  Orleans, 
La.,  February  20,  1893. 

BRAXTOX  BRAGG.     Born  in  Warren  County, 


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North  Carolina,  March  22,  1817.  Appointed 
from  Louisiana,  April  12,  1862,  to  date  from 
April  6,  1862;  confirmed  April  12,  1862;  from 
February  24,  1864,  to  January  31,  1865,  was 
charged,  under  the  direction  of  the  President, 
"with  the  conduct  of  the  military  operations  in 
the  armies  of  the  Confederacy ";  paroled  near 
Concord,  Ga.,  May  10,  1865.  Died  at  Galveston, 
Tex.,  September  27,  1876. 


12  GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 


GENERAL* 
(Provisional  Army) 

E.  KIRBY  SMITH.  Born  in  St.  Augustine,  Flav 
May  16,  1824.  Appointed  from  Florida,  Febru 
ary  19,  1864,  to  date  from  February  19,  1864; 
confirmed  May  11,  1864;  on  June  2,  1865,  at  Gal- 
veston  Harbor,  General  Smith  approved  the 
terms  of  the  convention  of  May  26,  1865,  for  the 
surrender  of  his  troops  in  the  Trans-Mississippi 
Department ;  nothing  has  been  found  of  record 
to  show  that  he  gave  an  individual  parole  at  that 
time.  On  June  15,  1866,  General  Smith  advised 
General  U.  S.  Grant  that  he  (Smith)  had  always 
regarded  his  signature  ratifying  the  articles  of 
convention  surrendering  his  troops  as  a  parole. 
He  died  at  Sewanee,  Tenn.,  March  28,  1893. 


*Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  February  17, 
1864,  as  follows : 

"That  the  President  may  appoint  one  general  in  the  pro 
visional  army  of  the  Confederate  States,  when,  in  his  dis 
cretion,  it  shall  be  deemed  necessary  and  proper,  for  the 
command  of  the  Trans-Mississippi  Military  Department,  by 
and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate." 


THE  CONFEDEKATE  ARMY         13 


GENERAL* 
(Provisional  Army,  with  Temporary  Rank) 

JOHN  B.  HOOD.  Born  in  Owenville,  Ky.,  June 
1,  1831.  Appointed  from  Texas,  July  18,  1864, 
to  date  from  July  18,  1864 ;  reverted  to  rank  of 
Lieutenant  General,  Provisional  Army,  January 
23,  1865;  on  March  16,  1865,  the  following  reso 
lution  was  adopted  by  the  Senate:  "Resolved, 
That  General  J.  B.  Hood,  having  been  appointed 
General,  with  temporary  rank  and  command, 
and  having  been  relieved  from  duty  as  Com 
mander  of  the  Army  of  Tennessee,  and  not  hav 
ing  been  reappointed  to  any  other  command 
appropriate  to  the  rank  of  General,  he  has  lost 
the  rank  of  General,  and  therefore  cannot  be 
confirmed  as  such."  General  Hood  died  in  New 
Orleans,  La.,  August  30,  1879. 

*Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  May  31,  1864, 
as  follows : 

"That  the  President  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized,  by 
and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate,  to  appoint 
temporary  officers  of  the  rank  of  brigadier  general,  major 
general,  lieutenant  general,  or  general  for  the  provisional 
army,  and  assign  them  to  any  appropriate  command. 

"Section  2.  That  the  said  officers,  so  appointed,  shall  only 
hold  their  said  rank  and  their  said  command  for  such  time 
as  the  temporary  exigency  may  require,  at  the  expiration  of 
which  time  they  shajl  resume  their  previous  permanent  rack 
iLDd  command." 


14  GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 


LIEUTENANT  GENERALS* 
(Provisional  Army) 

JAMES  LONGSTKEET.  Born  in  Edgefield  Dis 
trict,  South  Carolina,  January  8,  1821.  Ap 
pointed  from  Alabama,  October  11, 1862,  to  rank 
from  October  9,  1862;  confirmed  October  11, 
1862 ;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va., 
April  9,  1865.  Died  at  Charlottesville,  Va,, 
April,  1891. 


*  Authorized  by  Acts  of  Congress  approved  September  18, 
1862,  and  February  17,  1864,  as  follows: 

(September  18,  1862.) 

"That  the  sixth  section  of  the  act  to  provide  for  the  pub 
lic  defense,  approved  on  the  sixth  of  March,  eighteen  hun 
dred  and  sixty-one,  be  amended  by  adding,  after  the  words 
'Brigades  into  divisions,'  the  words  'and  divisions  into  army 
corps,'  and  each  army  corps  shall  be  commanded  by  a  lieu 
tenant  general,  to  be  appointed  by  the  President,  by  and 
with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate.  .  .  ." 

(February  17,  1864.) 

"Section  2.  That  the  President  may,  by  and  with  the 
advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate,  appoint  lieutenant  gen 
erals  in  the  provisional  army  of  the  Confederate  States 
when,  in  his  discretion,  it  shall  be  deemed  necessary  for  the 
command  of  any  one  of  the  military  departments. 

"Section  3.  That  the  officers  appointed  under  the  pro 
visions  of  this  act  shall  continue  to  hold  the  rank  herein 
provided  so  long  as  they  shall  efficiently  discharge  the  duties 
in  command  of  said  several  departments,  and  no  longer,  but 
will  resume  thereafter  their  former  rank  in  the  service." 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY         15 

E.  KIRBY  SMITH.  Born  in  St.  Augustine,  Fla., 
May  16, 1824.  Appointed  from  Florida,  October 
11/1862,  to  rank  from  October  9,  1862;  con 
firmed  October  11,  1862;  promoted  to  be  Gen 
eral,  Provisional  Army,  February  19,  1864. 
Died  at  Sewanee,  Tenn.,  March  28,  1893. 

LEONIDAS  POLK.  Born  in  Raleigh,  N.  C.,  April 
10.  1806.  Appointed  from  Lousiana,  October 
11^  1862,  to  rank  from  October  10,  1862;  con 
firmed  October  11,  1862.  Killed  in  action  on 
Pine  Mountain,  near  Marietta,  Ga.,  June  14, 
1864. 

WILLIAM  J.  HAEDEE.  Born  in  Savannah,  Ga., 
1817.  Appointed  from  Georgia,  October  11, 

1862,  to  rank  from  October  10,  1862 ;  confirmed 
October  11,  1862 ;  paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C., 
May  1,  1865.    Died  at  Wytheville,  Va.,  Novem 
ber  6,  1873. 

THOMAS  J.  JACKSON.  Born  in  Clarksburg, 
Va.  (now  W.  Va.),  January  21, 1824.  Appointed 
from  Virginia  and  confirmed  October  11,  1862, 
to  rank  from  October  10,  1862.  Died  May  10, 

1863,  from  wounds  received  at  Chancellor sville, 
Virginia. 

THEOPHILUS  H.  HOLMES.  Born  in  Sampson 
County,  North  Carolina,  1804.  Appointed  from 


16  GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

North  Carolina,  October  13,  1862,  and  confirmed 
the  same  day,  to  take  rank  from  October  10, 
1862;  no  record  of  final  capture  or  parole  has 
been  found.  Died  June  20,  1880. 

JOHN  C.  PEMBEETON.  Born  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  August  10, 1814.  Appointed  from  Virginia, 
October  13,  1862,  to  take  rank  from  October  10, 
1862;  confirmed  October  13,  1862;  resigned  May 
18,  1864.  Died  at  Penllyn,  Pa.,  July  13,  1881. 

EICHAKD  S.  EWELL.  Born  in  Georgetown, D.C., 
February  8, 1817.  Appointed  from  Virginia, 
May  23,  1863,  to  take  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  February  2,  1864;  captured  at  Sailor 's 
Creek,  Virginia,  April  6,  1865;  released  on 
parole  from  Fort  Warren,  Mass.,  July  19,  1865. 
Died  at  Spring  Hill,  Tenn.,  January  25,  1872. 

I 
AMBEOSE  P.  HILL.    Born  in  Culpeper  County, 

Virginia,  November  9,  1825.  Appointed  from 
Virginia,  May  23,  1863,  to  take  rank  from  May 
24,  1863;  confirmed  January  15,  1864.  Killed 
in  action  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  April  2,  1865. 

DANIEL  H.  HILL.  Born  at  Hill's  Iron  Works, 
York  District,  South  Carolina,  July  12,  1821. 
Appointed  from  North  Carolina,  July  11,  1863, 
to  take  rank  from  same  date ;  President  declined 
to  nominate ;  from  July  19, 1863,  to  October  15, 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         17 

1863,  lie  exercised  command  as  a  Lieutenant 
General;  during  that  period  Congress  was  not 
in  session  and  he  was  never  nominated  for  con 
firmation  in  that  grade ;  he  reverted  to  the  rank 
of  Major  General  and  was  paroled  as  such  May 
1,  1865.    Died  September  25,  1889. 

JOHN  B.  HOOD.  Born  in  Owensville,  Ky.,  June 
1,  1831.  Appointed  from  Texas,  February  1, 

1864,  to  take  rank  from  September  20,  1863; 
confirmed  February  4,  1864;  held  temporary 
rank  of  General  from  July  18,  1864,  to  January 
23,  1865,  on  which  date  he  reverted  to  the  rank 
of   Lieutenant    General;   paroled   at   Natchez, 
Miss.,  May  31,  1865.    Died  at  New  Orleans,  La., 
August  30,  1879. 

EICHAKD  TAYLOR.  Born  in  New  Orleans,  Jan 
uary  27, 1826.  Appointed  from  Louisiana,  May 
16,  1864,  to  take  rank  from  April  8,  1864 ;  con 
firmed  May  16, 1864 ;  paroled  at  Meridian,  Miss., 
May  11, 1865.  Died  at  New  York  city,  April  12, 
1879. 

STEPHEN  D.  LEE.  Born  in  Charleston,  S.  C., 
1833.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina,  June 
23, 1864,  to  take  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed 
February  14,  1865;  confirmation  reconsidered 
February  16,  1865;  appointed  Lieutenant  Gen 
eral,  with  temporary  rank,  March  16,  1865,  to 


18  GENEEAL  OFPICEES  OF 

date  from  June  23, 1864 ;  paroled  at  Greensboro, 
N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  at  Vicksburg,  Miss., 
May  28,  1908. 

SIMON  B.  BUCKNEK.  Born  in  Kentucky,  1823. 
Appointed  from  Kentucky,  September  20,  1864, 
to  take  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  Janu 
ary  17,  1865;  paroled  at  Shreveport,  La.,  June 
9,  1865. 

WADE  HAMPTON.  Born  in  Columbia,  S.  C., 
1818.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina,  Febru 
ary  15,  1865,  to  take  rank  from  February  14, 
1865;  confirmed  February  15,  1865;  no  record 
of  final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died 
at  Columbia,  S.  C.,  April  11,  1902. 

NATHAN  B.  FOBEEST.  Born  in  Bedford  County, 
Tennessee,  July  13, 1821.  Appointed  from  Ten 
nessee,  March  2, 1865,  to  take  rank  from  Febru 
ary  28,  1865 ;  appointed  March  2,  1865 ;  paroled 
at  Gainesville,  Ala.,  May  10,  1865.  Died  at 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  October  29, 1877. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         19 


LIEUTENANT  GENERALS* 
(Provisional  Army,  with  Temporary  Rank) 

JUBAL  A.  EAKLY.  Born  in  Franklin  County, 
Virginia,  November  3,  1816.  Appointed  from 
Virginia,  May  31,  1864,  to  take  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  May  31,  1864;  no  record  has 
been  found  of  his  final  capture  or  parole ;  unoffi 
cial  sources  of  information  show  that  he  escaped 
from  the  United  States  through  Mexico.  He 
died  at  Lynchburg,  Va.,  March  2,  1894. 

v  RICHARD  H.  ANDERSON.  Born  in  South  Caro 
lina,  1816.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina, 
June  1,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  31,  1864;  con 
firmed  June  1,  1864;  no  record  of  final  capture 
or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  June  26,  1879. 

ALEXANDER  P.  STEWART.  Born  in  Rogersville, 
Hawkins  County,  Tenn.,  October  2,  1821.  Ap 
pointed  from  Tennessee,  June  23,  1864,  to  rank 
from  same  date ;  confirmed  February  20,  1865 ; 
paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1, 1865.  Died 
at  Biloxi,  Miss.,  August  30,  1908. 


*Autliorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  May  31,  1864. 


20  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

STEPHEN  D.  LEE.  Born  in  Charleston,  S.  C., 
1833.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina,  March 
16,  1865,  to  rank  from  June  23,  1864;  confirmed 
March  16,  1865;  paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C., 
May  1, 1865.  Died  at  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  May  28, 
1908. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         21 


MAJOR  GENERALS* 
(Provisional  Army) 

DAVID  E.  TWIGGS.  Born  in  Richmond  County, 
Georgia,  1790.  Appointed  from  Georgia,  May 
22,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed 
August  23,  1861.  Died  at  Augusta,  Ga.,  July 
15,  1862. 

LEOSTIDAS  POLK.  Born  in  Raleigh,  N.  C.,  April 
10,  1806.  Appointed  from  Louisiana,  June  25, 
1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  August 
28,  1861;  promoted  to  be  Lieutenant  General, 
Provisional  Army,  October  11,  1862,  to  rank 
from  October  10,  1862.  Killed  in  action  on  Pine 
Mountain,  near  Marietta,  Ga.,  June  14,  1864. 

BKAXTON  BKAGG.  Born  in  Warren  County, 
North  Carolina,  March  22,  1817.  Appointed 
from  Louisiana,  September  12,  1861,  to  rank 
from  same  date;  confirmed  December  13,  1861; 


'Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  February  28, 
1861,  as  follows: 

"Section  4.  That  such  forces  (provisional  forces  for  the 
Confederate  States  of  America.)  may  be  received  .  .  .  ; 
and  the  President  shall  appoint,  by  and  with  the  advice  and 
consent  of  Congress,  such  general  officer  or  officers  for  said 
forces  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  service." 


22  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

promoted  to  be  General,  Confederate  States 
Army  (regular),  April  12,  1862,  to  rank  from 
April  6, 1862.  Died  at  Galveston,  Tex.,  Septem 
ber  27,  1876. 

EAKL  VAN  DOKN.  Born  near  Port  Gibson, 
Miss.,  September  17,  1820.  Appointed  from 
Mississippi,  September  19,  1861,  to  rank  from 
same  date ;  confirmed  December  13, 1861.  Killed 
by  Dr.  Peters  at  Spring  Hill,  Tenn.,  May  8, 1863. 

GUSTAVUS  W.  SMITH.  Born  in  Georgetown, 
Ky.,  January  1,  1822.  Appointed  from  Ken 
tucky,  September  19,  1861,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  December  13,  1861;  resigned 
February  17, 1863.  Died  at  New  York  city,  June 
24, 1896. 

THEOPHILUS  H.  HOLMES.  Born  in  Sampson 
County,  North  Carolina.  1804.  Appointed  from 
North  Carolina,  October  7,  1861,  to  rank  from 
same  date;  confirmed  December  13,  1861;  pro 
moted  to  be  Lieutenant  General,  Provisional 
Army,  October  13,  1862,  to  rank  from  October 
10, 1862.  Died  June  20,  1880. 

WILLIAM  J.  HARDEE.  Born  in  Savannah,  Ga., 
1817.  Appointed  from  Georgia,  October  7, 1861, 
to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  December 
13,  1861;  promoted  to  be  Lieutenant  General, 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  ARMY         23 

Provisional  Army,  October  11,  1862,  to  rank 
from  October  10, 1862.  Died  at  Wytheville,  Va., 
November  6, 1873. 

BENJAMIN  HUGEE.  Born  in  Charleston,  S.  C., 
1806.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina,  October 
7,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  De 
cember  13,  1861;  paroled  at  Shreveport,  La., 
June  12,  1865.  Died  December  7,  1877. 

JAMES  LONGSTBEET.  Born  in  Edgefield  Dis 
trict,  South  Carolina,  January  8,  1821.  Ap 
pointed  from  Alabama,  October  7,  1861,  to  rank 
from  same  date ;  confirmed  December  13,  1861 ; 
promoted  to  be  Lieutenant  General,  Provisional 
Army,  October  11,  1862,  to  rank  from  October 
9,  1862.  Died  at  Charlottesville,  Va.,  April, 
1891. 

JOHN  B.  MAGEUDEE.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia,  October  7,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  December  13,  1861;  included  in  the 
Canby-Smith  convention  of  May  26,  1865,  but 
went  to  Mexico  without  waiting  for  his  personal 
parole.  Died  February  19,  1871. 

MANSFIELD  LOVELL.  Born  in  Washington, 
D.  C.,  October  20,  1822.  Appointed  from  Mary 
land,  October  7,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  December  13,  1861;  included  in  the 


24  GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 

Sherman- Johnston  convention  of  April  26, 1865, 
but  no  record  of  his  personal  parole  has  been 
found.  Died  at  New  York  city,  June  10, 1884. 

THOMAS  J.  ("STONEWALL")  JACKSON.  Born 
in  Clarksburg,  Va.  (now  W.  Va.),  January  21, 
1824.  Appointed  from  Virginia,  October  7, 
1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  Decem 
ber  13,  1861;  promoted  to  be  Lieutenant  Gen 
eral,  Provisional  Army,  October  11,  1862,  to 
rank  from  October  10, 1862.  Died  from  wounds 
received  at  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  10,  1863. 

E.  KIKBY  SMITH.  Born  in  St.  Augustine,  Fla., 
May  16,  1824.  Appointed  from  Florida,  Octo 
ber  11,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed 
December  13,  1861;  promoted  to  be  Lieutenant 
General,  Provisional  Army,  October  11,  1862,  to 
rank  from  October  9,  1862.  Died  at  Sewanee, 
Tenn.,  March  28,  1893. 

GEORGE  B.  CBITTENDEN.  Born  in  Eussellville, 
Logan  County,  Ky.,  March  20, 1812.  Appointed 
from  Kentucky,  November  9, 1861,  to  rank  from 
same  date;  confirmed  February  17,  1862;  re 
signed  October  23, 1862.  Died  at  Danville,  Ky., 
November  27,  1880. 

EICHAED  S.  EWELL.  Born  in  Georgetown,  D.  C., 
February  8,  1817.  Appointed  from  Virginia, 
January  24,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con- 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  ARMY         25 

firmed  same  day;  promoted  to  be  Lieutenant 
General,  Provisional  Army,  May  23, 1863.  Died 
at  Spring  Hill,  Tenn.,  January  25,  1872. 

JOHN  C.  PEMBERTON.  Born  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  August  10, 1814,  Appointed  from  Virginia, 
February  13,  1862,  to  rank  from  January  14, 
1862;  confirmed  gobfiiagy,  1862;  promoted  to 
be  Lieutenant  General,  Provisional  Army,  Octo 
ber  13,  1862,  to  rank  from  October  10,  1862. 
Died  at  Penllyn,  Pa.,  July  13, 1881. 

WILLIAM  W.  LOEING.  Born  in  Wilmington, 
N.  C.,  December  14,  1818.  Appointed  from 
Florida,  February  15, 1862,  to  rank  from  Febru 
ary  17,  1862;  confirmed  February  17,  1862; 
paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1, 1865.  Died 
at  New  York  city,  December  31,  1886. 

STERLING  PRICE.  Born  in  Prince  Edward 
County,  Virginia,  September  14,  1809.  Ap 
pointed  from  Missouri,  March  6,  1862,  to  rank 
from  same  date;  confirmed  same  day;  included 
in  the  Canby-Smith  convention  of  May  26,  1865, 
but  went  to  Mexico  without  waiting  for  his  per 
sonal  parole.  Died  at  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  September 
29,  1867. 

BENJAMIN  F.  CHEATHAM.  Born  in  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  October  20,  1820.  Appointed  from  Ten- 


26  GENEEAL  OFFICEKS  OF 

nessee,  March  14,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  10, 
1862;  confirmed  March  18,  1862;  paroled  at 
Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  at  Nash 
ville,  Tenn.,  September  4,  1886. 

SAMUEL  JONES.  Appointed  from  Virginia, 
March  14,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  10,  1862 ; 
confirmed  March  18,  1862;  paroled  at  Talla 
hassee,  Fla.,  May  12,  1865.  Died  at  Washing 
ton,  D.  C.,  August  1, 1887. 

JOHN  P.  McCowN.  Born  in  Tennessee,  1815. 
Appointed  from  Tennessee,  March  14,  1862,  to 
rank  from  March  10,  1862 ;  confirmed  March  18, 
1862;  paroled  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  May  12,  1865. 
Died  January  22,  1879. 

DANIEL  H.  HILL.  Born  at  Hill's  Iron  Works, 
York  District,  South  Carolina,  August  12,  1821. 
Appointed  from  North  Carolina,  March  26, 
1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  same 
day;  promoted  to  be  Lieutenant  General,  Pro 
visional  Army,  July  11, 1863 ;  paroled  at  Greens 
boro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  September  25, 
1889. 

THOMAS  C.  HINDMAN.  Born  in  Tennessee, 
November,  1818.  Appointed  from  Arkansas, 
April  18, 1862,  to- rank  from  April  14, 1862 ;  con 
firmed  April  18, 1862 ;  no  record  of  final  capture 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  ARMY         27 

or  parole  has  been  found;  the  records  indicate 
that  he  went  to  Mexico  at  the  close  of  the  war. 
Died  (by  assassination)  at  Helena,  Ark.,  Sep 
tember  28,  1868. 

JOHN  C.  BRECKINRIDGE.  Born  near  Lexington, 
Ky.,  January,  1821.  Appointed  from  Kentucky, 
April  18, 1862,  to  rank  from  April  14,  1862 ;  con 
firmed  April  18,  1862 ;  held  the  office  of  Secre 
tary  of  War  from  February  6,  1865 ;  no  record 
of  final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found;  the 
records  indicate  that  he  left  the  country  at  the 
close  of  the  war.  Died  at  Lexington,  Ky.,  May 
17, 1875. 

LAFAYETTE  McLAWS.  Born  in  Augusta,  Ga., 
January  15, 1821.  Appointed  from  Georgia,  May 
23,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed 
September  27,  1862;  included  in  the  Sherman- 
Johnston  convention  of  April  26,  1865,  but  no 
record  of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found. 
Died  at  Savannah,  Ga.,  July  22,  1897. 

AMBROSE  P.  HILL.  Born  in  Culpeper  County, 
Virginia,  November  9,  1825.  Appointed  from 
Virginia,  May  26, 1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  September  27,  1862;  promoted  to  be 
Lieutenant  General,  Provisional  Army,  May  23, 
1863,  to  rank  from  May  24,  1863.  Killed  at 
Petersburg,  Va.,  April  2,  1865. 


28  GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 

EICHARD  H.  ANDERSON.  Born  in  South  Caro 
lina,  1816.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina, 
July  14, 1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed 
September  27,  1862 ;  appointed  Lieutenant  Gen 
eral,  Provisional  Army,  with  temporary  rank, 
June  1,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  31,  1864.  Died 
June  26, 1879. 

JAMES  E.  B.  STUART.  Born  in  Patrick  County, 
Virginia,  February  6,  1833.  Appointed  from 
Virginia,  July  25,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  September  27,  1862.  Died  at  Eich- 
mond,  Va.,  May  12,  1864,  of  wounds  received  in 
action  at  Yellow  Tavern,  Va. 

EICHARD  TAYLOR.  Born  in  New  Orleans,  La., 
January  27,  1826.  Appointed  from  Louisiana, 
July  28,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  September  27, 1862 ;  promoted  to  be  Lieu 
tenant  General,  Provisional  Army,  May  16, 1864, 
to  rank  from  April  8,  1864.  Died  at  New  York 
city,  April  12,  1879. 

SIMON  B.  BUCKNER.  Born  in  Kentucky,  1823. 
Appointed  from  Kentucky,  August  16,  1862,  to 
rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  September  27, 
1862;  promoted  to  be  Lieutenant  General,  Pro 
visional  Army,  September  20,  1864. 

JONES  M.  WITHERS.   Born  in  Madison  County, 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY         29 

Alabama,  January  12,  1814.  Appointed  from 
Alabama,  August  16,  1862,  to  rank  from  April 
6, 1862 ;  confirmed  September  27, 1862 ;  resigned 
July  16,  1863 ;  restored  July  21,  1863 ;  paroled 
at  Meridian,  Miss.,  May  11,  1865.  Died  May 
13,  1890. 

SAMUEL  Gr.  FKENCH.  Born  in  New  Jersey, 
November  22,  1818.  Appointed  from  Missis 
sippi,  October  22,  1862,  to  rank  from  August  31, 
1862 ;  confirmed  April  22, 1863 ;  no  record  of  final 
capture  or  parole  has  been  found. 

JOHN  H.  FORNEY.  Born  in  Lincolnton,  Lin 
coln  County,  N.  C.,  August  12, 1829.  Appointed 
from  Alabama,  October  27,  1862,  to  rank  from 
same  date ;  confirmed  April  22,  1863 ;  paroled  at 
Galveston,  Tex.,  June  20,  1865.  Died  at  Jack 
sonville,  Ala.,  September  13,  1902. 

CARTER  L.  STEVENSON.  Born  near  Fredericks- 
burg,  Va.,  September  21, 1817.  Appointed  from 
Virginia,  October  13, 1862,  to  rank  from  October 
10, 1862;  confirmed  October  13,  1862;  paroled  at 
Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  August 

15,  1888. 

I 

GEORGE  E.  PICKETT.  Born  in  Richmond,  Va., 
January  28,  1825.  Appointed  from  Virginia, 
October  11,  1862,  and  confirmed  the  same  day, 


30  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

to  rank  from  October  10,  1862;  paroled  at  Ap- 
pomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865.  Died 
at  Norfolk,  Va.,  July  30,  1875. 

JOHN  B.  HOOD.  Born  in  Owensville,  Ky.,  June 
1,  1831.  Appointed  from  Texas,  October  11, 
1862,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank  from 
October  10,  1862;  promoted  to  be  Lieutenant 
General,  Provisional  Army,  February  11,  1864, 
to  rank  from  September  20,  1863.  Died  at  New 
Orleans,  La.,  August  30,  1879. 

DAVID  R.  JONES.  Born  in  South  Carolina, 
1825.  Appointed  from  Georgia,  October  11, 
1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  according  to  the 
Journal  of  the  Confederate  Senate,  this  officer 
was  appointed  as  Major  General,  Provisional 
Army,  March  11,  1862,  to  date  from  March  10, 
1862;  nomination  rejected  September  24,  1862; 
action  reconsidered  September  25,  1862,  and 
nomination  confirmed  October  11,  1862.  Died 

at  Richmond,  Va.,  January  17,  1863. 

>. 

DABNEY  H.  MAUKY.  Born  in  Fredericksburg, 
Va.,  May  20,  1822.  Appointed  from  Virginia, 
November  4, 1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  April  22,  1863;  paroled  at  Meridian, 
Miss.,  May  11,  1865.  Died  at  Peoria,  111.,  Janu 
ary  11,  1900. 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  AEMY         31 

MARTIN  L.  SMITH.  Born  in  New  York  city, 
1819.  Appointed  from  Florida,  November  4, 
1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  April 
30,  1863;  paroled  at  Athens,  Ga.,  on  or  about 
May  8,  1865.  Died  July  29,  1866. 

JOHN  G.  WALKER.  Born  in  Cole  County,  Mis 
souri,  July  22,  1822.  Appointed  from  Missouri, 
November  8,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  April  22,  1863;  included  in  the  Canby- 
Smith  convention  of  May  26,  1865,  but  went  to 
Mexico  without  waiting  for  his  personal  parole. 
Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  20, 1893. 

ARNOLD  ELZEY.  Born  in  Elmwood,  Somerset 
County,  Md.,  December  18,  1816.  Appointed 
from  Maryland,  December  4,  1862,  to  rank  from 
same  date ;  confirmed  April  22,  1863 ;  paroled  at 
Washington,  Ga.,  May  9,  1865.  Died  at  Balti 
more,  Md.,  February  21,  1871. 

FRANKLIN  GARDNER.  Born  in  New  York,  1823. 
Appointed  from  Louisiana,  December  20,  1862, 
to  rank  from  December  13, 1862 ;  confirmed  June 
10,  1864;  paroled  at  Meridian,  Miss.,  May  11, 
1865.  Died  at  Vermillionville,  La.,  April  29, 
1863. 

PATRICK  E.  CLEBURNE.  Born  in  Cork  County, 
Ireland,  March  17,  1828.  Appointed  from  Ar- 


32  GENEKAL  OFFICERS  OF 

kansas,  December  20, 1862,  to  rank  from  Decem 
ber  13,  1862;  confirmed  April  22,  1863.  Killed 
in  action  at  Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30, 
1864. 

ISAAC  E.  TKIMBLE.  Born  in  Culpeper  County, 
Va.,  May  15,  1802.  Appointed  from  Maryland, 
April  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  January  17,  1863 ; 
confirmed  April  23, 1863 ;  paroled  at  Lynchburg, 
Va.,  April  16,  1865.  Died  at  Baltimore,  Md., 
January  2,  1888. 

DANIEL  S.  DONELSON.  Born  in  Tennessee, 
1802.  Appointed  from  Tennessee,  April  22, 
1863,  to  rank  from  January  17,  1863 ;  confirmed 
April  22,  1863.  Died  at  Knoxville,  Tenn. 

JUBAL  A.  EAKLY.  Born  in  Franklin  County, 
Virginia,  November  3,  1816.  Appointed  from 
Virginia,  April  23,  1863,  and  confirmed  same 
day,  to  rank  from  January  17,  1863 ;  appointed 
Lieutenant  General,  Provisional  Army,  with 
temporary  rank,  May  31,  1864.  Died  at  Lynch 
burg,  Va.,  March  2,  1894. 

WILLIAM  H.  C.  WHITING.  Born  in  Mississippi, 
1825.  Appointed  from  Mississippi,  April  22, 
1863,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank  from 
February  28,  1863.  Died  at  Fort  Columbus, 
New  York  Harbor,  March  10, 1865. 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  AEMY         33 

EDWAKD  JOHNSON.    Born  in  Kentucky,  April 

16,  1816.    Appointed  from  Virginia,  April  22, 
1863,  to  rank  from  February  28, 1863 ;  confirmed 
April  22,  1863;  captured  at  Nashville,  Tenn., 
December  15,  1864;  released  from  Old  Capitol 
Prison,  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  22,  1865.    Died 
February  22,  1873. 

EGBERT  E.  EODES.  Born  at  Lynchburg,  Va., 
March  29,  1829.  Appointed  from  Alabama, 
May  7,  1863,  to  rank  from  May  2,  1863;  con 
firmed  January  25,  1864.  Killed  in  action  at 
Winchester,  Va.,  September  19,  1864. 

HENRY  HETH.  Born  in  Chesterfield  County, 
Virginia,  December  16,  1825.  Appointed  from 
Virginia,  October  10,  1862,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  Senate  refused  to  confirm  October  11, 
1862;  reappointed  May  23,  1863,  to  rank  from 
May  24,  1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864. 
Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  September  26, 
1899. 

EGBERT  EANSOM,  JR.  Born  at  Bridle  Creek, 
Warren  County,  N.  C.,  February  12,  1828.  Ap 
pointed  from  North  Carolina,  May  27,  1863,  to 
rank  from  May  26,  1863;  confirmed  February 

17,  1864;  paroled  at  Warrenton,  N.  C.,  May  2, 
1865.    Died  at  New  Berne,  N.  C.,  January  14, 
1892. 


34  GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 

WILLIAM  D.  PENDEE.  Born  in  Edgecomb 
County,  North  Carolina,  February  6,  1834.  Ap 
pointed  from  North  Carolina,  May  27,  1863,  to 
rank  from  same  date.  Died  at  Staunton,  Va., 
July  18,  1863,  of  wounds  received  in  action  at 
Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  2,  1863. 

JOHN  S.  BOWEN.  Born  in  Georgia,  1829.  Ap 
pointed  from  Missouri,  May  29,  1863,  to  rank 
from  May  25,  1863.  Died  at  Raymond,  Miss., 
July  16,  1863. 

ALEXANDEK  P.  STEWABT.  Born  in  Eogersville, 
Hawkins  County,  Tenn.,  October  2,  1821.  Ap 
pointed  from  Tennessee,  June  5,  1863,  to  rank 
from  June  2,  1863 ;  confirmed  January  25,  1864 ; 
appointed  as  Lieutenant  General,  Provisional 
Army,  with  temporary  rank,  June  23,  1864. 
Died  at  Biloxi,  Miss.,  August  30,  1908. 

WILLIAM  H.  T.  WALKEE.  Born  in  Georgia, 
1816.  Appointed  from  Georgia,  June  27,  1863, 
to  rank  from  May  23,  1863 ;  confirmed  January 
25,  1864.  Killed  in  action  near  Atlanta,  Ga., 
July  22, 1864. 

STEPHEN  D.  LEE.  Born  in  Charleston,  S.  C., 
1833.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina,  August 
3, 1863,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  Feb 
ruary  17,  1864;  appointed  Lieutenant  General, 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  AEMY         35 

Provisional  Army,   June    23,   1864.     Died   at 
Vicksburg,  Miss.,  May  28,  1908. 

WILLIAM  SMITH.  Born  in  King  George 
County,  Virginia,  September  6, 1796.  Appointed 
from  Virginia,  August  13,  1863,  to  rank  from 
August  12, 1863;  proflaeted  Major  General,  Pro 
visional  Army,  August  13?  1863;  resigned  De 
cember  31,  1863.  Died  at  Warrenton,  Va.,  May 
18, 1887. 

CADMUS  M.  WILCOX.  Born  in  Wayne  County, 
North  Carolina,  May  29, 1826.  Appointed  from 
Tennessee,  August  13,  1863,  to  rank  from  Au 
gust  3,  1863;  confirmed  January  25,  1864;  pa 
roled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April 
9,  1865.  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  December 
2,  1890. 

WADE  HAMPTON.  Born  in  South  Carolina, 
1818.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina,  Septem 
ber  3,  1863,  to  rank  from  August  3,  1863 ;  con 
firmed  January  25,  1864;  promoted  to  be  Lieu 
tenant  General,  Provisional  Army,  February  15, 
1865,  to  rank  from  February  14,  1865.  Died  at 
Columbia,  S.  C.,  April  11,  1902. 

FITZHUGH  LEE.  Born  in  Clermont, .  Fairfax 
County,  Va.,  November  19,  1835.  Appointed 
from  Virginia,  September  3,  1863,  to  rank  from 


36  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

August  3,  1863;  confirmed  January  25,  1864; 
paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April 
9,  1865.  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  April  28, 
1905. 

HOWELL  COBB.  Born  at  Cherry  Hill,  Jefferson 
County,  Ga.,  September  7,  1815.  Appointed 
from  Georgia,  September  19,  1863,  to  rank  from 
September  9, 1863 ;  confirmed  January  25,  1864 ; 
captured  at  Macon,  Ga.,  April  20,  1865 ;  paroled 
at  Macon,  Ga,,  May  18, 1865.  Died  at  New  York 
city,  October  9,  1868. 

JOHN  A.  WHAKTON.  Born  in  Texas,  Septem 
ber  3,  1831.  Appointed  from  Texas,  November 
12,  1863,  to  rank  from  November  10,  1863 ;  con 
firmed  January  25,  1864.  Killed  in  a  personal 
encounter  at  Houston,  Tex.,  April  6,  1865. 

WILL  T.  MAKTIN.  Appointed  from  Missis 
sippi,  November  12,  1863,  to  rank  from  Novem 
ber  10,  1863;  confirmed  January  25,  1864;  pa 
roled  at  Meridian,  Miss.,  May  11,  1865.  Died 
near  Natchez,  Miss.,  March  16,  1910. 

NATHAN  B.  FOEKEST.  Born  in  Bedford  County, 
Tennessee,  July  13, 1821.  Appointed  from  Ten 
nessee,  December  4,  1863,  to  rank  from  same 
date ;  confirmed  January  25,  1864 ;  promoted  to 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         37 

be  Lieutenant  General,  Provisional  Army, 
March  2,  1865,  to  rank  from  February  28,  1865. 
Died  at  Memphis,  Tenn.,  October  29,  1877. 

JOSEPH  WHEELER.  Born  in  Augusta,  Ga.,  Sep 
tember  10,  1836.  Appointed  from  Georgia,  Feb 
ruary  4,  1864,  to  rank  from  January  20,  1861; 
confirmed  February  4,  1864;  captured  at  Con- 
yers'  Station,  Ga.,  May  9,  1865;  released  from 
Fort  Delaware,  Del.,  June  8,  1865.  Died  at 
Brooklyn  Heights,  N.  Y.,  January  25,  1906. 

CHARLES  W.  FIELD.  Born  in  Woodf  ord  County, 
Kentucky,  1818.  Appointed  from  Kentucky, 
February  12,  1864,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to 
rank  from  date  of  appointment ;  paroled  at  Ap- 
pomattox  Court  House,  Va,,  April  9,  1865.  Died 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  April  9,  1892, 

J.  PATTON  ANDERSON.  Born  in  Tennessee, 
1820.  Appointed  from  Florida,  February  17, 
1864,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank  from 
date  of  appointment;  paroled  at  Greensboro, 
N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  at  Memphis,  Tenn., 
1873. 

WILLIAM  B.  BATE.  Born  near  Castillion 
Springs,  Sumner  County,  Tenn.,  1830.  Ap 
pointed  from  Tennessee,  March  5,  1864,  to  rank 


38  GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

from  February  23,  1864;  confirmed  May  11, 
1864 ;  paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  0.,  May  1, 1865. 
Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  March  9,  1905. 

EOBEKT  F.  HOKE.  Born  in  Lincolnton,  N.  C., 
May  27,  1837.  Appointed  from  North  Carolina, 
April  23, 1864,  to  rank  from  April  20, 1864;  con 
firmed  May  11,  1864;  paroled  at  Greensboro, 
N.  C.,  May  1, 1865. 

: 

WILLIAM  H.  F.  LEE.  Born  in  Arlington,  Va,, 
May  31,  1837.  Appointed  from  Virginia,  April 
23,  1864,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed 
June  9,  1864;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court 
House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865.  Died  at  Ravens- 
worth,  Fairfax  County,  Va.,  October  15,  1891. 

JOHN  B.  GOKDON.  Born  in  Upson  County, 
Georgia,  February  6,  1832.  Appointed  from 
Alabama,  May  14,  1864,  and  confirmed  same 
day,  to  rank  from  date  of  appointment ;  paroled 
at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865. 
Died  at  Miami,  Fla.,  January  9,  1904. 

BUSHKOD  R.  JOHNSON.  Born  in  Ohio,  1817. 
Appointed  from  Tennessee,  May  26,  1864,  and 
confirmed  same  day,  to  rank  from  May  21, 1864 ; 
paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April 

9,  1865.    Died  at  Miles  Station,  111.,  September 

10,  1880. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         39 

JOSEPH  B.  KERSHAW.  Born  in  Camden,  S.  C., 
January  5,  1822.  Appointed  from  South  Caro 
lina,  June  2,  1864,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to 
rank  from  May  18,  1864;  captured  at  Sailor's 
Creek,  Va.,  April  6,  1865;  released  from  Fort 
Warren,  Mass.,  July  24,  1865.  Died  at  Camden, 
S.  C.,  April  13,  1894. 

CAMILLUS  J.  POLIGNAC.  Born  in  France,  Feb 
ruary  6,  1832.  Appointed  from  France,  June 
13,  1864,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank  from 
April  8, 1864 ;  was  in  Europe  on  leave  of  absence 
when  hostilities  ceased. 

JAMES  F.  FAGAN.  Born  in  Louisville,  Ky., 
1827.  Appointed  from  Arkansas,  June  13, 1864, 
and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank  from  April  25, 
1864 ;  paroled  in  Arkansas  on  or  about  June  20, 
1865.  Died  at  Little  Bock,  Ark.,  September  1, 
1893. 

WILLIAM  MAHONE.  Born  in  Monroe,  South 
ampton  County,  Va.,  December  1,  1826.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia,  August  3,  1864,  to  rank 
from  July  30, 1864 ;  confirmed  January  17, 1865 ; 
paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April 
9,  1865.  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  October  9, 
1895. 

JAMES  L.  KEMPEE.  Born  in  Madison  County, 
Virginia,  June  11,  1823.  Appointed  from  Vir- 


40  GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

ginia,  September  19,  1864,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  January  17,  1865;  paroled  at 
Danville,  Va.,  May  2,  1865.  Died  in  Orange 
County,  Virginia,  April  17,  1895. 

MATTHEW  C.  BUTLER.  Born  near  Greenville, 
S.  C.,  March  6,  1836.  Appointed  from  South 
Carolina,  December  7, 1864,  and  confirmed  same 
day,  to  rank  from  September  19,  1864;  paroled 
at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  at 
Columbia,  S.  C.,  April  14,  1909. 

G.  W.  CUSTIS  LEE.  Born  in  Arlington,  Va., 
September  16,  1832.  Appointed  from  Virginia, 
February  7,  1865,  to  rank  from  October  20, 
1864;  confirmed  February,  1865;  captured  at 
Sailor's  Creek,  Va.,  April  6,  1865;  paroled  for 
ten  days  at  City  Point,  Va.,  April  12,  1865; 
parole  extended  until  further  orders,  April  23, 
1865 ;  no  later  record  found  regarding  parole. 

BRYAN  GRIMES.  Born  in  Grimesland,  Pitt 
County,  N.  C.,  November  2,  1828.  Appointed 
from  North  Carolina,  February  23,  1865,  and 
confirmed  same  day,  to  rank  from  February  15, 
1865 ;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va., 

April  9,  1865.    Died  August  14,  1880. 

i 

THOMAS  J.  CHURCHILL.  Born  near  Louisville, 
Ky.,  March  10, 1824.  Appointed  from  Arkansas, 


THE  CONFEDEKATE  ARMY         41 

March  18, 1865,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank 
from  March  17,  1865 ;  paroled  at  Shreveport, 
La.,  June  7,  1865.  Died  at  Little  Rock,  Ark., 
May  15,  1905. 

JOHN  S.  MAKMADUKE.  Born  near  Arrow  Rock, 
Mo.,  March  14,  1833.  Appointed  from  Missouri, 
March  18, 1865,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank 
from  March  17,  1865;  captured  in  action  on 
Little  Osage  River,  Kan.,  October  25,  1864;  re 
leased  from  Fort  Warren,  Mass.,  July  24,  1865. 


42  GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 


MAJOE  GENEEALS* 

(For  Service  with  Volunteer  Troops,  ivith 
Temporary  Rank) 

JOSEPH  WHEELER.  Born  in  Augusta,  Ga., 
September  10,  1836.  Appointed  January  20, 
1863;  appointed  Major  General,  Provisional 
Army,  February  4,  1864,  to  rank  from  January 
20, 1863.  Died  at  Brooklyn  Heights,  N.  Y.,  Jan 
uary  25,  1906. 

JEKEMY  F.  GILMEK.  Born  in  Guilford  County, 
North  Carolina,  February  25,  1818.  Appointed 
August  25,  1863;  paroled  at  Washington,  Ga., 
May  9, 1865.  Died  December  1,  1883. 


*Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  of  May  21,  1861,  as 
follows : 

"That  the  President  shall  be  authorized  to  confer  tem 
porary  rank  and  command,  for  service  with  volunteer  troops, 
on  officers  of  the  Confederate  Army;  the  same  to  be  held 
without  prejudice  to  their  positions  in  said  army,  and  to 
have  effect  only  to  the  extent  and  according  to  the  assign 
ment  made  in  general  order." 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         43 


MAJOR  GENERALS* 
(Provisional  Army,  with  Temporary  Rank) 

STEPHEN  D.  RAMSEUE.  Born  in  Lincolnton, 
N.  C.,  May  31,  1837.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina,  June  1, 1864,  and  confirmed  same  day, 
to  rank  from  date  of  appointment.  Died  Octo 
ber  20,  1864,  of  wounds  received  in  action  at 
Cedar  Creek,  Va.,  October  19,  1864. 

WILLIAM  MAHONE.  Born  in  Monroe,  South 
ampton  County,  Va.,  December  1,  1826.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia,  June  1,  1864,  and  con 
firmed  same  day,  to  rank  from  date  of  appoint 
ment;  declined  appointment  June  7,  1864;  ap 
pointed  Major  General,  Provisional  Army, 
August  3, 1864,  to  rank  from  July  30, 1864.  Died 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  October  9,  1895. 

EDWARD  C.  WALTHALL.  Born  in  Richmond, 
Va.,  April  4, 1831.  Appointed  from  Mississippi, 
June  10,  1864,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank 
from  Jud£  6, 1864 ;  paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C., 
May  1,  1865.  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  April 
21,  "1898. 


*Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  May  31,  1864, 
before  cited. 


44  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

HENKY  D.  CLAYTON.  Born  in  Pulaski  County, 
Georgia,  March  7,  1827.  Appointed  from  Ala 
bama,  July  8,  1864,  to  rank  from  July  7,  1864; 
confirmed  February  20, 1865 ;  paroled  at  Greens 
boro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  at  Tuscaloosa, 
Ala.,  October  13,  1889. 

JOHN  C.  BROWN.  Born  in  Giles  County,  Ten 
nessee,  January  6,  1827.  Appointed  from 
Tennessee,  August  4,  1864,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  February  20,  1865;  paroled  at 
Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865. 

LUNSFOED  L.  LOMAX.  Born  in  Newport,  R.  I. 
Appointed  from  Virginia,  August  10,  1864,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  February  20, 
1865 ;  paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1, 1865. 

G.  W.  CUSTIS  LEE.  Born  in  Arlington,  Va., 
September  16,  1832.  Appointed  from  Virginia, 
October  20,  1864,  to  rank  from  same  date;  ap 
pointed  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  Feb 
ruary  7,  1865,  to  rank  from  October  20,  1864. 

THOMAS  L.  ROSSER.  Born  in  Campbell  County, 
Virginia,  October,  1836.  Appointed  from  Texas, 
November  4,  1864,  to  rank  from  November  1, 
1864;  confirmed  February  20,  1865;  the  War 
Department  has  in  its  possession  a  parole  ap 
pearing  to  have  been  signed  by  General  Rosser 
at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865, 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  AEMY         45 

whereas  from  other  records  it  appears  that  this 
officer  escaped  from  Lee's  army  on  the  day  of 
its  surrender,  and  that  on  May  4,  1865,  he  sur 
rendered  himself  to  the  United  States  authori 
ties  at  Bichmond,  Va.,  where  he  evidently  sub 
scribed  to  the  parole  above  referred  to.  Died 
near  Charlottesville,  Va.,  May  29,  1910. 

AMBROSE  E.  WEIGHT.  Born  in  Louisville, 
Jefferson  County,  Ga.,  April,  1826.  Appointed 
from  Georgia,  November  30, 1864,  and  confirmed 
same  day,  to  rank  from  November  26,  1864 ;  in 
cluded  in  the  Sherman- Johnston  convention  of 
April  26,  1865,  but  no  record  of  his  personal 
parole  has  been  found.  Died  December  21, 1872. 

PIERCE  M.  B.  YOUNG.  Born  in  Spartanburg, 
S.  C.,  November  15,  1839.  Appointed  from 
Georgia,  January  28,  1865,  and  confirmed  same 
day,  to  rank  from  December  30,  1864;  included 
in  the  Sherman-Johnston  convention  of  April 
26,  1865,  but  no  record  of  his  personal  parole 
has  been  found.  Died  at  New  York  city,  July  6, 
1896. 

WILLIAM  W.  ALLEN.  Born  in  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  1835.  Appointed  from  Alabama  to  rank 
from  March  4,  1865;  paroled  as  a  Brigadier 
General  at  Charlotte,  N.  C.,  May  3,  1865;  he 
probably  had  not  received  notice  of  his  promo 
tion.  Died  at  Sheffield,  Ala.,  November  21, 1894. 


46  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 


BRIGADIER  GENERALS,  CONFEDERATE 
STATES  ARMY* 

(Regular) 

SAMUEL  COOPEE.  Born  in  Hackensack,  N.  J., 
June  12, 1798.  Appointed  from  Virginia,  March 
16,  1861,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank  from 
date  of  appointment;  promoted  to  be  General, 
Confederate  States  Army  (regular),  August  31, 
1861,  to  rank  from  May  16, 1861.  Died  at  Alex 
andria,  Va.,  December  3,  1876. 

JOSEPH  E.  JOHNSTON.  Born  at  Cherry  Grove, 
near  Farmville,  Va.,  February  3,  1807.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  May  14,  1861,  and  con 
firmed  same  day,  to  rank  from  date  of  appoint- 


*Authorized  by  Acts  of  Congress  approved  March  6,  1861, 
and  March  14,  1861,  as  follows: 

(March  6,  1861.) 

"Sec.  8.  There  shall  be  four  brigadier  generals,  who  shall 
be  assigned  to  such  commands  and  duties  as  the  President 
may  specially  direct.  .  .  ." 

(March  14,  1861.) 

"Sec.  2.  That  there  shall  be  added  one  brigadier  general 
to  those  heretofore  authorized  by  law,  and  that  any  one  of 
the  brigadier  generals  of  the  army  of  the  Confederate  States 
may  be  assigned  to  the  duty  of  adjutant  and  inspector  gen 
eral,  at  the  discretion  of  the  President." 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY         47 

ment;  promoted  to  be  General,  Confederate 
States  Army  (regular),  August  31, 1861,  to  rank 
from  July  4,  1861.  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
March  21,  1891. 

ROBEKT  E.  LEE.  Born  in  Stratford,  West 
moreland  County,  Va.,  January  19,  1807.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  May  14,  1861,  and  con 
firmed  same  day,  to  rank  from  date  of  appoint 
ment;  promoted  to  be  General,  Confederate 
States  Armyfregular),  August  31,  1861,  to  rank 
from  June  14, 1861.  Died  at  Lexington,  Va.,  Oc 
tober  12, 1870. 


48  GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 


BEIGADIEE    GENEEALS.* 
(Provisional  Army.) 

PETEE  G.  T.  BEAUREGARD.  Born  near  New  Or 
leans,  La.,  May  28,  1818.  Appointed  from  Lou 
isiana  March  1,  1861,  and  confirmed  same  day, 
to  rank  from  date  of  appointment ;  promoted  to 
be  General,  Confederate  States  Army  (regu 
lar),  August  31,  1861,  to  rank  from  July  21, 
1861.  Died  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  February  20, 
1893. 

BRAXTON  BRAGG.  Born  in  Warren  County, 
North  Carolina,  May  22,  1817.  Appointed  from 
Louisiana  March  7,  1861,  and  confirmed  same 
day,  to  rank  from  date  of  appointment.  Pro 
moted  to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army, 
September  12,  1861.  Died  at  Galveston,  Tex., 
September  27,  1876. 

ALEXANDER  E.  LAWTON.    Born  in  St.  Peter's 


*Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  February  28, 
1861,  as  follows : 

"Sec.  4.  That  such  forces  (provisional  forces  for  the 
Confederate  States  of  America)  may  be  received  .  .  .  ; 
and  the  President  shall  appoint,  by  and  with  the  advice  and 
consent  of  Congress,  such  general  officer  or  officers  for  said 
forces  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  service." 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY         49 

Parish,  South  Carolina,  November  4,  1818.  Ap 
pointed  from  Georgia  April  13,  1861,  to  rank 
from  same  date ;  confirmed  August  28, 1861 ;  ap 
pointed  Quartermaster  General,  Provisional 
Army,  February  17,  1864 ;  paroled  at  Washing 
ton,  Ga.,  May  9,  1865.  Died  at  Clifton  Springs, 
N.  Y.,  July  2,  1896. 

MILLEDGE  L.  BONHAM.  Born  near  Bed  Bank, 
Edgefield  District,  South  Carolina,  December 
22, 1813.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina  April 
23, 1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  Au 
gust  28,  1861 ;  resigned  January  29,  1862 :  reap- 
pointed  February  20,  1865,  and  confirmed  same 
day,  to  rank  from  February  9,  1865 ;  included  in 
the  Sherman-Johnston  convention  of  April  26, 
1865,  but  no  record  of  his  personal  parole  has 
been  found.  Died  at  White  Sulphur  Springs, 
N.  C.,  August  27, 1890. 

BEN  McCuLLOCH.  Born  in  Rutherford 
County,  Tennessee,  November  11,  1811.  Ap 
pointed  from  Texas  May  11,  1861,  and  con 
firmed  same  day,  to  rank  from  date  of  appoint 
ment.  Killed  in  action  at  Pea  Ridge,  Ark., 
March  7, 1862. 

WILLIAM  W.  LOEING.  Born  in  Wilmington, 
N.  C.,  December  4,  1818.  Appointed  from  Flor 
ida  May  20,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con- 


50  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

firmed  August  28,  1861 ;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  February  15,  1862,' 
to  rank  from  February  17,  1862.    Died  at  New 
York  city  December  31,  1886. 

CHARLES  CLARK.  Appointed  from  Mississippi 
May  22,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  August  28,  1861;  resigned  October  31, 
1863.  Died  in  Bolivar  County,  Mississippi,  De 
cember,  1879. 

JOHN  B.  FLOYD.  Born  in  Blacksburg,  Pulaski 
County,  Virginia,  June  1,  1801.  Appointed  from 
Virginia  May  23,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  August  28,  1861;  relieved  from  com 
mand  by  the  President  March  11, 1862 ;  appoint 
ed  Major  General,  Virginia  State  Line,  May  17, 
1862.  Died  at  Abingdon,  Va.,  August  26,  1863. 

WILLIAM  H.  T.  WALKER.  Born  in  Decatur, 
Ga.,  1861.  Appointed  from  Georgia  May  25, 
1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  August 
28, 1861 ;  resigned  October  29, 1861 ;  reappointed 
March  2,  1863,  to  rank  from  February  9,  1863 ; 
confirmed  March  2, 1863 ;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  June  27,  1863,  to 
rank  from  May  23,  1863.  Killed  near  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  July  22,  1864. 

HENRY  R.  JACKSON.    Born  in  Savannah,  Ga., 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         51 

June  24,  1820.  Appointed  from  Georgia  June 
4,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  Au 
gust  28,  1861 ;  resigned  December  2,  1861 ;  reap- 
pointed  September  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  same 
date ;  confirmed  February  17,  1864 ;  captured  in 
action  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  December  16,  1864; 
released  from  Fort  Warren,  Mass.,  July  8,  1865. 
Died  at  Savannah,  Ga.,  May  23, 1898. 

THEOPHILUS  H.  HOLMES.  Born  in  Sampson 
County,  North  Carolina,  1804.  Appointed  from 
North  Carolina  June  5,  1861,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  August  28,  1861;  promoted  to 
be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  October  7, 
1861.  Died  June  20, 1880. 

HENRY  A.  WISE.  Born  in  Drummondtown, 
Accomac  County,  Virginia,  December  3,  1806. 
Appointed  from  Virginia  June  5,  1861,  to  rank 
from  same  date;  confirmed  August  28,  1861; 
paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April 
9,  1865.  Died  at  Richmond,  Va.,  September  10, 
1876. 

EARL  VAN  DORN.  Born  near  Port  Gibson, 
Miss.,  September  17,  1820.  Appointed  from 
Mississippi  June  5,  1861,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  August  28,  1861;  promoted  to 
be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  Septem 
ber  19,  1861.  Killed  by  Dr.  Peters  at  Spring 
Hill,  Tenn.,  May  8, 1863* 


52  GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 

EGBERT  S.  GARNETT.  Born  in  Essex  County, 
Virginia,  December  16,  1819.  Appointed  from 
Virginia  June  6,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  August  28,  1861.  Killed  in  action  at 
Carrick's  Ford,  Va.,  July  13, 1861. 

WILLIAM  J.  HARDEE.  Born  in  Savannah,  Ga., 
1817.  Appointed  from  Georgia  June  17,  1861, 
to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  August  28, 
1861;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provi 
sional  Army,  October  7,  1861.  Died  at  Wythe- 
ville,  Va,,  November  6,  1863. 

EICHARD  S.  EWELL.  Born  in  Georgetown,  D.C., 
February  8,  1817.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
June  17,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  ggteairey  •§,  i&£4;  captured  at  Sailor's 
Creek,  Va.,  April  6,  1865 ;  released  and  paroled 
August  19,  1865.  Died  at  Spring  Hill,  Tenn., 
January  25,  1872. 

DAVID  E.  JONES.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
June  17,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  August  28,  1861 ;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General  Provisional  Army,  October  11,  1862. 
Died  at  Eichmond,  Va.,  January  19, 1863. 

BARNARD  E.  BEE.  Born  in  Charleston,  S.  C., 
1835.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina  June  17, 
1861,  to  rank  from  same  date.  Killed  in  action 
at  Bull  Bun,  Va.,  July  21,  1861. 


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BENJAMIN  HUGEK.  Born  in  Charleston,  S.  C., 
1806.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina  June  17, 
1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  August 
28,  1861 ;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provi 
sional  Army,  October  7,  1861.  Died  December 
7, 1877. 

JOHN  B.  MAGRUDEB.  Born  in  Winchester,  Va., 
August  15,  1810.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
June  17,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  August  28,  1861.  Died  February  19, 
1871. 

JAMES  LONGSTREET.  Born  in  Edgefield  Dis 
trict,  South  Carolina,  January  8,  1821.  Ap 
pointed  from  Alabama  June  17,  1861,  to  rank 
from  same  date;  confirmed  August  28,  1861. 
Died  at  Charlottesville,  Va.,  April,  1891. 

E.  KIRBY  SMITH.  Born  in  St.  Augustine  Fla., 
May  16, 1824.  Appointed  from  Florida  June  17, 
1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  August 
28,  1861;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provi 
sional  Army,  October  11,  1861.  Died  at  Sewa- 
nee,  Tenn.,  March  28,  1893. 

JOHN  C.  PEMBERTON.  Born  in  Philadelphia, 
Pa.,  August  10,  1814.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
June  17,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  August  28,  1861 ;  promoted  to  be  Major 


54  GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 

General,  Provisional  Army,  February  13,  1862, 
to  rank  from  January  14,  1862.  Died  at  Pen- 
llyn,  Pa.,  July  13,  1881. 

THOMAS  J.  JACKSON.  Born  in  Clarksburg,  Va. 
(now  W.  Va.)  January  21,  1824.  Appointed 
from  Virginia  June  17,  1861,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  August  28,  1861;  promoted  to 
be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  October  7, 
1861.  Died  May  10, 1863,  from  wounds  received 
at  Chancellorsville. 

HENKY  H.  SIBLEY.  Born  in  Natchitoches,  La., 
May  25,  1816.  Appointed  from  Louisiana  June 
17, 1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  Au 
gust  28,  1861,  and  June  10,  1864;  paroled  at 
Shreveport,  La.,  June  8,  1865.  Died  at  Fred- 
ericksburg,  Va.,  August  23,  1886. 

JOHN  H.  WINDEK.  Born  in  Maryland,  1800. 
Appointed  from  Maryland  June  21,  1861,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  August  28, 
1861,  and  June  10, 1864.  Died  at  Florence,  S.  C., 
February  7,  1885. 

DANIEL  S.  DONELSON.  Born  in  Tennessee, 
1802.  Appointed  from  Tennessee  July  9,  1861, 
to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  August  28, 
1861;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provi 
sional  Army,  April  22, 1863,  to  rank  from  Janu 
ary  17, 1863.  Died  at  Knoxville,  Tenn. 


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SAMUEL  R.  ANDERSON.  Appointed  from  Ten 
nessee,  July  9,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  August  28,  1861;  resigned  May  10, 
1862;  reappointed  November  19,  1864,  to  rank 
from  November  7,  1864;  confirmed  November 
19,  1864;  no  record  of  final  capture  or  parole 
has  been  found.  Died  at  Nashville,  Tenn.,  Janu 
ary  2, 1883. 

GIDEON  J.  PILLOW.  Born  in  Williamson 
County,  Tennessee,  June  8,  1806.  Appointed 
from  Tennessee  July  9, 1861,  to  rank  from  same 
date ;  confirmed  August  28,  1861,  and  February 
17,  1864;  paroled  at  Montgomery,  Ala.,  May  5, 
1865.  Died  in  Lee  County,  Arkansas,  October  8, 
1878. 

BENJAMIN  F.  CHEATHAM.  Born  in  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  October  20,  1820.  Appointed  from  Ten 
nessee  July  9,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  August  28,  1861;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  March  14, 
1862,  to  rank  from  March  10,  1862.  Died  at 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  September  4, 1886. 

FELIX  K.  ZOLLICOFFEK.  Born  in  Maury  County, 
Tennessee,  May  19, 1812.  Appointed  from  Ten 
nessee  July  9,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  August  28,  1861.  Killed  in  action  at 
Logan's  Cross  Roads,  Ky.,  January  19,  1862. 


56  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

DANIEL  H.  HILL.  Born  at  Hill's  Iron  Works, 
York  District,  South  Carolina,  July  12,  1821. 
Appointed  from  North  Carolina  July  10,  1861, 
to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  August  28, 
1861;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provi 
sional  Army,  March  26,  1862.  Died  September 
25,  1889. 

JONES  M.  WITHERS.  Born  in  Madison  County, 
Wisconsin,  January  12,  1814.  Appointed  from 
Alabama  July  10,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  August  28,  1861;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  August  16, 

1862,  to  rank  from  April  6,  1862.    Died  March 
13,  1890. 

RICHARD  H.ANDERSON.  Appointed  from  South 
Carolina  July  19,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  August  28,  1861;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  July  14, 

1863.  Died  June  26, 1879. 

EGBERT  TOOMBS.  Born  in  Wilkes  County, 
Georgia,  July  2, 1810.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
July  19,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  August  28,  1861 ;  resigned  March  4, 1863. 
Died  at  Washington,  Ga.,  December  15,  1885. 

ISAAC  R.  TRIMBLE.  Born  in  Culpeper  County, 
Virginia,  May  15,  1802.  Appointed  from  Mary- 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         57 

land  August  9,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  August  9, 1861 ;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  April  23,  1863,  to 
rank  from  January  17,  1863.  Died  at  Balti 
more,  Md.,  January  2,  1888. 

DANIEL  EUGGLES.  Born  in  Massachusetts, 
January  31,  1810.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
August  9,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  August  9,  1861,  and  February  17,  1864; 
paroled  at  Augusta,  Ga.,  on  or  about  May  9, 
1865.  Died  at  Fredericksburg,  Va.,  June  1, 
1897. 

GEORGE  B.  CKITTENDEN.  Born  in  Eussellville, 
Logan  County,  Ky.,  March  20, 1812.  Appointed 
from  Kentucky  August  15,  1861,  to  rank  from 
same  date ;  confirmed  August  16, 1861 ;  promoted 
to  be  Major-General,  Provisional  Army,  Novem 
ber  9,  1861.  Died  in  Danville,  Ky.,  November 
21, 1880. 

JOHN  B.  GRASON.  Born  in  Kentucky,  1807. 
Appointed  from  Louisiana  August  15,  1861,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  August  16, 
1861.  Died  in  Tallahassee,  Fla.,  October  21, 
1861. 

EOSWELL  S.  EIPLEY.  Born  at  Worthington, 
0.,  March  14,  1823.  Appointed  from  South 


58  GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

Carolina  August  15,  1861,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  August  16,  1861;  confirmed 
again  on  June  10,  1864;  included  in  the  Sher 
man-Johnston  convention  of  April  26,  1865,  but 
no  record  of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found. 
Died  in  New  York  city,  March  29,  1887. 

ALBERT  PIKE.  Born  in  Boston,  Mass.,  Decem 
ber  29, 1809.  Appointed  from  Arkansas  August 
15,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed 
August  16,  1861;  resigned  November  11,  1862. 
Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  April,  1891. 

RICHARD  O.  GATLIST.  Born  in  Lenoir  County, 
North  Carolina,  January  18,  1809.  Appointed 
from  North  Carolina  August  15,  1861,  to  rank 
from  July  8,  1861 ;  confirmed  August  16,  1861 ; 
resigned  September  8,  1862.  Died  at  Mount 
Nelso,  Ark.,  September  9,  1896. 

PAUL  0.  HERBERT.  Born  in  Iberville  Parish, 
Louisiana,  December  12, 1818.  Appointed  from 
Louisiana  August  17,  1861,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  August  17,  1861;  paroled  at 
Houston,  Tex.,  June  23,  1865.  Died  at  New 
Orleans,  La.,  August  30,  1880. 

ARNOLD  ELZEY.  Born  in  Elmwood,  Md.,  De 
cember  18,  1816.  Appointed  from  Maryland 
August  28, 1861,  to  rank  from  July  21, 1861 ;  con- 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         59 

firmed  August  28,  1861;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  December  4,  1862. 
Died  at  Baltimore,  Md.,  February  21,  1871. 

SAMUEL  JONES.  Born  in  Virginia,  1820.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  August  28,  1861,  to  rank 
from  July  21,  1861 ;  confirmed  August  28,  1861 ; 
promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provisional 
Army,  March  14,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  10, 

1862.  Died   at  Washington   City,   August   1, 
1887. 

WILLIAM  H.  C.  WHITING.  Born  in  Mississippi, 
1825.  Appointed  from  Mississippi  August  28, 
1861,  to  rank  from  July  21,  1861;  confirmed 
August  28, 1861 ;  promoted  to  be  Major  General, 
Provisional  Army,  April  22,  1863,  to  rank  from 
February  28,  1863.  Died  at  Governor's  Island, 
New  York,  March  10,  1865. 

JUBAL  A.  EARLY.  Born  in  Franklin  County, 
Virginia,  November  3,  1816.  Appointed  from 
Virginia  August  28,  1861,  to  rank  from  July  21, 
1861;  confirmed  August  28,  1861;  promoted  to 
be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  April  23, 

1863,  to  rank  from  January  17,  1863.    Died  at 
Lynchburg,  Va.,  March  2,  1894. 

JOSEPH  E.  ANDERSON.  Born  at  Walnut  Hill, 
Va.,  February  6,  1813.  Appointed  from  Vir- 


60  GENERAL  OFPICEES  OF 

ginia  September  3, 1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  December  13,  1861 ;  resigned  July  19, 
1862.  Died  at  Isle  of  Shoals,  New  Hampshire, 
September  7,  1892. 

SIMON  B.  BUCKNEE.  Born  in  Kentucky,  1823. 
Appointed  from  Kentucky  September  14,  1861, 
to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  December 
13,  1861;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Pro 
visional  Army,  August  16,  1862. 

LEKOY  P.  WALKER.  Born  near  Huntsville, 
Ala.,  July  28,  1817.  Appointed  from  Alabama 
September  17,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  December  13,  1861;  resigned  March 
31,  1862.  Died  at  Huntsville,  Ala.,  August  22, 
1884. 

ALBERT  G.  BLANCHARD.  Born  in  Charlestown, 
Mass.,  1810.  Appointed  from  Louisiana  Sep 
tember  21,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  December  13,  1861;  no  record  of  final 
capture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  at  New 
Orleans,  La.,  January  25, 1891. 

GABRIEL  J.  KAINS.  Born  in  Craven  County, 
North  Carolina,  June  4,  1803.  Appointed  from 
North  Carolina  September  23,  1861,  to  rank 
from  same  date;  confirmed  December  13,  1861. 
Died  at  Aiken,  S.  C.,  September  7,  1881. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         61 

JAMES  E.  B.  STUART.  Born  in  Patrick  County, 
Virginia,  February  6,  1833.  Appointed  from 
Virginia  September  24, 1861,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  December  13,  1861;  promoted 
to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  July 
25,  1862.  Died  of  wounds  received  at  Yellow 
Tavern,  Va.,  May  12,  1864. 

LAFAYETTE  McL/Aws.  Born  in  Augusta,  Ga., 
January  15,  1821.  Appointed  from  Georgi£i 
September  25,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  December  13,  1861;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  May  23, 1862. 
Died  at  Savannah,  Ga.,  July  22,  1897. 

THOMAS  F.  DEAYTON.  Born  in  South  Carolina, 
1807.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina  Septem 
ber  25,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed 
December  13,  1861 ;  no  record  of  final  capture  or 
parole  has  been  found.  Died  at  Florence,  S.  C., 
February  18,  1891. 

THOMAS  C.  HINDMAN.  Born  in  Tennessee, 
November,  1818.  Appointed  from  Arkansas 
September  28,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  December  13,  1861;  promoted  to  be 
Major  Genera],  Provisional  Army,  April  18, 
1862,  to  rank  from  April  14,  1862.  Died  (by 
assassination)  at  Helena,  Ark.,  September  28, 
1868. 


62  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

ADLEY  H.  GLADDEN.  Born  in  South  Carolina. 
Appointed  from  Louisiana  September  30,  1861, 
to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  December 
13,  1861.  Mortally  wounded  in  action  at  Shiloh, 
Tenn.,  April  6, 1862. 

JOHN  McCowN.  Born  in  Tennessee,  1815. 
Appointed  from  Tennessee  October  12,  1861,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  December  13, 
1861;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provi 
sional  Army,  March  14,  1862,  to  rank  from 
March  10,  1862.  Died  January  22,  1879. 

LLOYD  TILGHMAN.  Born  in  Talbot  County, 
Maryland,  1816.  Appointed  from  Kentucky 
October  18,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  December  13,  1861.  Killed  in  action  at 
Baker 's  Creek,  Miss.,  May  16,  1863. 

NATHAN  G.  EVANS.  Born  in  Marion  County, 
South  Carolina,  February  6,  1824.  Appointed 
from  South  Carolina  October  21,  1861,  to  rank 
from  same  date;  confirmed  December  19,  1861, 
and  June  10,  1864;  included  in  the  Sherman- 
Johnston  convention  of  April  26,  1865,  but  no 
record  of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found. 
Died  March  30,  1868. 

CADMUS  M.  WILCOX.  Born  in  Wayne  County, 
North  Carolina,  May  29,  1826.  Appointed  from 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  ARMY         63 

Tennessee  October  21,  1861,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  December  13,  1861;  promoted 
to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  August 
13,  1863,  to  rank  from  August  3,  1863.  Died  at 
Washington,  D.  C.,  December  2,  1890. 

PHILIP  ST.  GEORGE  COCKE.  Born  in  Virginia, 
1808.  Appointed  from  Virginia  October  21, 
1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  Decem 
ber  13,  1861.  Died  in  Powhatan  County,  Vir 
ginia,  December  26,  1861. 

EGBERT  E.  EODES.  Born  in  Lynchburg,  Va., 
March  29,  1829.  Appointed  from  Alabama 
October ,21,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  December  13,  1861;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  May  7,  1863, 
to  rank  from  May  2, 1863.  Killed  at  Winchester, 
Va.,  September  19,  1864. 

EICHARD  TAYLOR.  Born  in  New  Orleans,  La., 
January  27,  1826.  Appointed  from  Louisiana 
October  21,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  December  13, 1861 ;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  July  28, 1862.  Died 
at  New  York  city,  April  12, 1879. 

Louis  T.  WIGFALL.  Born  in  Edgefield  District, 
South  Carolina,  April  21, 1816.  Appointed  from 
Texas  October  21, 1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 


64  GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 

confirmed  December  20,  1861;  resigned  Febru 
ary  20, 1862.    Died  February  21,  1874. 

JAMES  H.  TRAPIER.  Born  in  South  Carolina. 
Appointed  from  South  Carolina  October  21, 

1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  Decem 
ber  13, 1861 ;  no  record  of  final  capture  or  parole 
has  been  found.    Died  January  2,  1866. 

SAMUEL  G.  FRENCH.  Born  in  New  Jersey, 
November  22,  1818.  Appointed  from  Missis 
sippi  October  23,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  December  13,  1861;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  October  22, 

1862,  to  rank  from  August  31,  1862. 

WILLIAM  H.  CARROLL.  Born  in  1820.  Ap 
pointed  from  Tennessee  October  26,  1861,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  December  20, 
3861;  resigned  February  1,  1863.  Died  in 
Canada. 

HUGH  W.  MERCER.  Born  in  Virginia,  1808. 
Appointed  from  Georgia  October  29,  1861,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  December  20, 
and  June  10,  1864;  captured  at  Macon,  Ga., 
April  20,  1865 ;  paroled  at  Macon,  Ga.,  May  13, 
1865.  Died  in  Baden  Baden,  Germany,  June  9, 
1877. 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  AEMY         65 

HUMPHEEY  MARSHALL.  Born  in  Frankfort, 
Ky.,  January  13,  1812.  Appointed  from  Ken 
tucky  October  30,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date  ; 
confirmed  December  13,  1861  ;  resigned  June  16, 
1862  ;  reappointed  June  20,  1862,  to  rank  from 
October  30,  1861;  resigned  June  17,  1863.  Died 
March  28,  1872. 


C.  BRECKINRIDGE.  Born  near  Lexington, 
Ky.,  January,  1821.  Appointed  from  Kentucky 
November  2,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date  ;  con 
firmed  December  13,  1861  ;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  April  18,  1862,  to 
rank  from  April  14,  1862.  Died  at  Lexington, 
Ky.,  May  17,  1875. 

EICHARD  GRIFFITH.  Appointed  from  Missis 
sippi,  November  2,  1861,  to  rank  from  same 
date  ;  confirmed  December  13,  1861.  Died  June 
30,  1862,  of  wounds  received  in  action  at  Savage 
Station,  Va.,  June  29,  1862. 

ALEXANDER  P.  STEWART.  Born  in  Eogersville, 
Hawkins  County,  Tenn.,  October  8,  1821.  Ap 
pointed  from  Tennessee  November  8,  1861,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  December  13, 
1861;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provi 
sional  Army,  June  5,  1863,  to  rank  from  June  2, 
1863.  Died  at  Biloxi,  Miss.,  August  30,  1908. 


66  GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

WILLIAM  M.  GAKDNEK.  Born  in  Georgia.  Ap 
pointed  from  Georgia  November  14,  1861,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  December  13, 
1861,  and  June  10,  1864;  included  in  the  Sher 
man-Johnston  convention  of  April  26,  1865,  but 
no  record  of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found. 
Died  at  Memphis,  Tenn.,  June  16, 1901. 

EICHAKD  B.  GARNETT.  Born  in  Virginia.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  November  14,  1861,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  December  13, 
1861.  Killed  at  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3, 1863. 

WILLIAM  MAHONE.  Born  in  Monroe,  South 
ampton  County,  Va.,  December  1,  1826.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  November  16,  1861,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  December  13, 
1861,  and  February  17,  1864;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  August  3, 
1864,  to  rank  from  July  30, 1864.  Died  in  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  October  9, 1895. 

LAWKENCE  0.  B.  BKANCH.  Born  in  Halifax 
County,  North  Carolina,  November  28,  1820. 
Appointed  from  North  Carolina  November  16, 
1861,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  Decem 
ber  13,  1861.  Killed  in  action  at  Sharpsburg, 
Md.,  September  17,  1862. 

EDWABD    JOHNSON,      Born    in    Chesterfield 


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County,  Virginia,  April  16,  1816.  Appointed 
from  Kentucky  December  13, 1861,  to  rank  from 
same  date;  confirmed  December  24,  1861;  pro 
moted  to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army, 
April  22,  1863,  to  rank  from  February  28,  1863. 
Died  February  22, 1873. 

MAXCY  GREGG.  Born  in  Columbia,  S.  C.  Ap 
pointed  from  South  Carolina  December  14, 
1861,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  Decem 
ber  24,  1861.  Killed  in  action  at  Fredericks- 
burg,  Va.,  December  13, 1862. 

HENRY  C.  WAYNE.  Born  in  Savannah,  Ga., 
September  9,  1815.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
December  16,  1861,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  December  24,  1861 ;  declined  appoint 
ment  January  11,  1862.  Died  March  15,  1883. 

RALEIGH  E.  COLSTON.  Born  in  Paris,  France 
(of  Virginia  parentage),  October  31,  1825.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  December  24,  1861,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  December  24, 
1861,  and  February  17,  1864;  paroled  at  Lynch- 
burg,  Va.,  May  22,  1865.  Died  at  Richmond, 
Va.,  July  29, 1896. 

HENRY  HETH.  Born  in  Chesterfield  County, 
Virginia,  December  16,  1825.  Appointed  from 
Virginia  January  6,  1862,  to  rank  from  same 


68  GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

date ;  confirmed  January  14,  1862 ;  promoted  to 
be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  May  23, 
1863,  to  rank  from  May  24, 1863.  Died  at  Wash 
ington,  D.  C.,  September  26,  1899. 

STEELING  A.  M.  WOOD.  Appointed  from  Ala 
bama  January  7,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  January  14,  1862;  resigned  October 
17,1863.  Died . 

JOHNSON  K.  DUNCAN.  Born  at  York,  Pa., 
March  19,  1827.  Appointed  from  Louisiana 
January  7,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  January  14,  1862.  Died  at  Knoxville, 
Tenn.,  December  18, 1862. 

JOHN  G.  WALKEK.  Born  in  Cole  County,  Mis 
souri,  July  22,  1822.  Appointed  from  Missouri 
January  9,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  January  9,  1862;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  November  8,  1862. 
Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  July  20, 1893. 

BUSHKOD  E.  JOHNSON.  Born  in  Ohio,  1817. 
Appointed  from  Tennessee  January  24,  1862, 
to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  January  24, 
1862,  and  February  17,  1864;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  May  26, 1864, 
to  rank  from  May  21,  1864.  Died  at  Miles  Sta 
tion,  111.,  September  10,  1880. 


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JAMES  MC!NTOSH.  Born  at  Tampa  Bay,  Fla., 
1828.  Appointed  from  Florida  January  24, 
1 862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  Janu 
ary  24,  1862.  Killed  in  action  at  Pea  Eidge, 
Ark.,  March  7,  1862. 

J.  PATTON  ANDEKSON.  Born  in  Tennessee, 
1820.  Appointed  from  Florida  February  10, 
1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  Feb 
ruary  10,  1862,  and  February  17,  1864;  pro 
moted  to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army, 
February  17,  1864.  Died  at  Memphis,  Tenn., 
1873. 

JOHN  K.  JACKSON.  Born  in  Augusta,  Ga., 
February  8,  1828.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
February  13,  1862,  to  rank  from  January  14, 
1862 ;  confirmed  January  14, 1862,  and  February 
17, 1864;  paroled  at  Augusta,  Ga.,  May  17,  1865. 
Died  at  Milledgeville,  Ga.,  February  27,  1866. 

GEOKGE  E.  PICKETT.  Born  in  Eichmond,  Va., 
January  25,  1825.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
February  13,  1862,  to  rank  from  January  14, 
1862;  confirmed  January  14,  1862;  promoted 
to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  October 
11,  1862,  to  rank  from  October  10,  1862.  Died 
at  Norfolk,  Va.,  July  30, 1875. 

JAMES  E.  CHALMEKS.   Born  in  Halifax  County, 


70  GENEBAL  OFFICERS  OF 

Virginia,  January  11,  1831.  Appointed  from 
Misissippi  February  13, 1862,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  February  17,  1862,  and  Febru 
ary  17,  1864;  paroled  at  Gainesville,  Ala.,  May 
10, 1865.  Died  at  Memphis,  Term.,  April  9, 1898. 

HOWELL  COBB.  Born  at  Cherry  Hill,  Jeffer 
son  County,  Ga.,  September  7, 1815.  Appointed 
from  Georgia  February  13,  1862,  to  rank  from 
February  12,  1862;  confirmed  February  12, 
1862;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provi 
sional  Army,  September  19,  1863,  to  rank  from 
September  9,  1863.  Died  at  New  York  city, 
October  9,  1868. 

GEORGE  W.  RANDOLPH.  Born  in  Monticello, 
Va.  Appointed  from  Virginia  February  13, 
1862,  to  rank  from  February  12,  1862;  con 
firmed  February  12,  1862;  Secretary  of  War 
from  March  18,  1862,  to  November  17,  1862 ;  re 
signed  December  18,  1864.  Died  18—. 

JOSEPH  L.  HOGG.  Appointed  from  Texas  Feb 
ruary  14,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  February  14,  1862.  Died  May  16,  1862. 

JOSEPH  B.  KERSHAW.  Born  in  Camden,  S.  C., 
January  5,  1822.  Appointed  from  South  Caro 
lina  February  15,  1862,  to  rank  from  February 
13, 1862;  confirmed  February  13, 1862,  and  Feb- 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         71 

ruary  17,  1864;  promoted  to  be  Major  General, 
Provisional  Army,  June  2,  1864,  to  rank  from 
May  18,  1864.  Died  at  Camden,  S.  C.,  April  13, 
1894. 

AMBKOSE  P.  HILL.  Born  in  Culpeper  County, 
Virginia,  November  9,  1825.  Appointed  from 
Virginia  February  26,  1862,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  February  26,  1862;  promoted 
to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  May 
26,  1862.  Killed  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  April  2, 
1865. 

JAMES  J.  PETTIGREW.  Born  in  Tyrrell  County, 
North  Carolina,  July  4,  1828.  Appointed  from 
North  Carolina  February  26,  1862,  to  rank  from 
same  date ;  confirmed  February  26,  1862.  Died 
at  Bunker  Hill,  W.  Va.,  July  17, 1863,  of  wounds 
received  in  action  at  Falling  Waters,  Md.,  July 
14,  1863. 

WINFIELD  S.  FEATHEBSTON.  Born  in  Ruther 
ford  County,  Tennessee,  August  5,  1821.  Ap 
pointed  from  Mississippi  March  6,  1862,  to  rank 
from  March  4,  1862 ;  confirmed  March  6,  1862 ; 
paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1, 1865.  Died 
at  Holly  Springs,  Miss.,  May  28,  1891. 

THOMAS  J.  CHURCHILL.  Born  near  Louisville, 
Ky.,  1844.  Appointed  from  Arkansas  March  6, 


72  GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 

1862,  to  rank  from  March  4,  1862;  confirmed 
March  6,  1862 ;  promoted  to  be  Major  General, 
Provisional  Army,  March  18,  1865,  to  rank  from 
March  17, 1865.  *Died  at  Little  Eock,  Ark.,  May 
15,  1905. 

WILLIAM  B.  TALIAFERRO.  Born  in  Belleville? 
Gloucester  County,  Va.,  December  28, 1822.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  March  6,  1862,  to  rank 
from  March  4,  1862;  confirmed  March  6,  1862; 
paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  2,  1865,  as 
a  Major  General,  but  no  record  of  his  appoint 
ment  or  confirmation  as  such  has  been  found. 
Died  in  Gloucester  County,  Virginia,  February 
27,  1898. 

ALBERT  EUST.  Appointed  from  Arkansas 
March  6, 1862,  to  rank  from  March  4, 1862 ;  con 
firmed  March  6,  1862;  paroled  at  Austin,  Tex., 
July  27,  1865.  Died  18— . 

PATRICK  E.  CLEBURNE.  Born  in  Cork  County, 
Ireland,  March  17,  1828.  Appointed  from  Ar 
kansas  March  6,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  4, 
1862 ;  confirmed  March  6,  1862 ;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  December 
20, 1862,  to  rank  from  December  13, 1862.  Killed 
at  Battle  of  Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30, 1864. 

HAMILTON  P.  BEE.    Born  in  Charleston,  S.  C., 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         73 

July  22,  1822.  Appointed  from  Texas  March 
6,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  4,  1862 ;  confirmed 
March  6, 1862 ;  paroled  at  Columbus,  Tex.,  June 

26,  1865,  as  a  Major  General,  but  no  record  of 
his  appointment  or  confirmation  as  such  has 
been  found.    Died  at  San  Antonio,  Tex.,  Octo 
ber  3, 1897. 

CAKTEB  L.  STEVENSON.  Born  near  Fredericks- 
burg,  Va.,  September  21, 1817.  Appointed  from 
Virginia  March  6,  1862,  to  rank  from  February 

27,  1862;  confirmed  March  6,  1862;  promoted 
to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  October 
13,  1862,  to  rank  from  October  10,  1862.    Died 
August  15,  1888. 

DANVILLE  LEADBETTEK.  Born  in  Maine,  1811. 
Appointed  from  Alabama  March  6, 1862,  to  rank 
from  February  27,  1862;  confirmed  March  6, 
1862;  no  record  of  final  capture  or  parole  has 
been  found.  Died . 

WILLIAM  W.  MACKALL.  Born  in  Cecil  County, 
Maryland.  Appointed  from  Maryland  March 
6,  1862,  to  rank  from  February  27,  1862;  con 
firmed  March  6,  1862;  captured  at  Macon,  Ga., 
April  20,  1865,  but  no  record  of  his  personal 
parole  has  been  found.  Died  at  Langley,  Fair 
fax  County,  Va.,  August  19, 1891. 

EGBERT  RANSOM,  JR.    Born  at  Bridle  Creek, 


74  GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

Warren  County,  N.  C.,  February  12,  1828.  Ap 
pointed  from  North  Carolina  March  6,  1862,  to 
rank  from  March  1,  1862;  confirmed  March  6, 
1862;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provi 
sional  Army,  May  27,  1863,  to  rank  from  May 
26,  1863.  Died  at  New  Berne,  N.  C.,  January 
14, 1892. 

JOHN  B.  HOOD.  Born  in  Owenville,  Bath 
County,  Ky.,  June  1,  1831.  Appointed  from 
Texas  March  6,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  3, 
1862 ;  confirmed  March  6,  1862 ;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  October  11, 
1862,  to  rank  from  October  10,  1862.  Died  in 
New  Orleans,  La.,  August  30,  1879. 

SAMUEL  B.  MAXEY.  Born  in  Tompkinsville, 
Monroe  County,  Ky.,  March  30,  1825.  Ap 
pointed  from  Texas  March  7,  1862,  to  rank  from 
March  4,  1862 ;  confirmed  March  6,  1862 ;  no  rec 
ord  of  final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found. 
Died  at  Eureka  Springs,  Ark.,  August  16,  1895. 

CHAKLES  S.  WINDEK.  Born  in  Maryland,  1829. 
Appointed  from  Maryland  March  7,  1862,  to 
rank  from  March  1,  1862;  confirmed  March  7, 
1862.  Killed  in  action  at  Cedar  Mountain,  Ya., 
August  9,  1862. 

JAMES  M.  HAWES.    Born  in  Kentucky.    Ap- 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY         75 

pointed  from  Kentucky  March  14,  1862,  to  rank 
from  March  5,  1862 ;  confirmed  March  13,  1862, 
and  March  18,  1862;  paroled  at  San  Antonio, 
Tex.,  August  24,  1865.  Died  November  2,  1889. 

WILLIAM  D.  SMITH.  Born  in  Georgia,  1826. 
Appointed  from  Georgia  March  14, 1862,  to  rank 
from  March  7,  1862 ;  confirmed  March  13,  1862, 
and  March  18,  1862.  Died  at  Charleston,  S.  C., 
October  4, 1862. 

CHARLES  W.  FIELD.  Born  in  Woodford 
County,  Kentucky,  1818.  Appointed  from 
Kentucky  March  14,  1862,  to  rank  from  March 
9,  1862 ;  confirmed  March  13,  1862,  and  March 
18,  1862;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Pro 
visional  Army,  February  12,  1864.  Died  at 
Washington  City,  April  9,  1892. 

JOHN  H.  FORNEY.  Born  in  Lincolnton,  Lin 
coln  County,  N.  C.,  August  12, 1829.  Appointed 
from  Alabama  March  14,  1862,  to  rank  from 
March  10,  1862 ;  confirmed  March  13,  1862,  and 
March  18,  1862 ;  promoted  to  be  Major  General, 
Provisional  Army,  October  27,  1862.  Died  at 
Jacksonville,  Fla.,  September  13,  1902. 

SETH  M.  BARTON.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
March  18,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  11,  1862; 
confirmed  March  18,  1862;  captured  at  Sailor 's 


76  GENEKAL  OFFICERS  OF 

Creek,  Va.,  April  6,  1865;  released  from  Fort 
Warren,  Mass.,  July  24,  1865.  Died  at  Fred- 
ericksburg,  Va.,  April  11,  1900. 

DABNEY  H.  MAURY.  Born  at  Fredericksburg, 
Va.,  May  20,  1822.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
March  18,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  12,  1862  ; 
confirmed  March  18,  1862  ;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  November  4,  1862. 
Died  at  Peoria,  111.,  January  11,  1900. 


B.  VILLEPIQUE.  Born  in  Camden,  S.  C., 
July  2,  1830.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina 
March  18,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  13,  1862; 
confirmed  March  18,  1862.  Died  at  Port  Hud 
son,  La.,  November  9,  1862. 

JOHN  S.  BOWEN.  Born  in  Georgia,  1829.  Ap 
pointed  from  Missouri  March  18,  1862,  to  rank 
from  March  14  ;  confirmed  March  18,  1862  ;  pro 
moted  to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army, 
May  29,  1863,  to  rank  from  May  25,  1863.  Died 
January  16,  1863. 

BENJAMIN  H.  HELM.  Born  in  Elizabethtown, 
Ky.,  1830.  Appointed  from  Kentucky  March  18, 
1862,  to  rank  from  March  14,  1862;  confirmed 
March  18,  1862  ;  mortally  wounded  in  action  at 
Chickamauga,  Ga.,  September  20,  1863.  Died  at 
Chickamauga,  Ga.,  September  20,  1863. 


THE  CONFEDEBATE  AEMY         77 

HENRY  E.  McCuLLOCH.  Born  in  Butherford 
County,  Tennessee.  Appointed  from  Texas 
March  18,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  14,  1862; 
confirmed  March  18,  1862;  paroled  at  San  An 
tonio,  Tex.,  August  19,  1865.  Died  March  12, 
1895. 

GEORGE  H.  STEUART.  Born  in  Baltimore,  Md., 
August  24,  1828.  Appointed  from  Maryland 
March  18,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  6,  1862; 
confirmed  March  18, 1862 ;  paroled  at  Appomat- 
tox  Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865.  Died . 

JAMES  E.  SLAUGHTER.  Born  in  Virginia.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  March  18,  1862,  to  rank 
from  March  8,  1862;  confirmed  March  18,  1862; 
included  in  the  Canby- Smith  convention  of  May 
26, 1865,  but  went  to  Mexico  without  waiting  for 
his  personal  parole.  Died  in  the  City  of  Mexico, 
January  1,  1901. 

PAUL  J.  SEMMES.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
March  18,  1862,  to  rank  from  March  11,  1862 ; 
confirmed  March  18,  1862;  mortally  wounded 
in  action  at  Gettysburg,  Pa,,  July  2, 1863.  Died 
at  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  2,  1863. 

JOHN  S.  BOANE.  Born  in  Wilson  County,  Ar 
kansas,  1817.  Appointed  from  Arkansas  March 
20,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed 


78  GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 

March  20,  1862;  paroled  at  Shreveport,  La., 
June  11,  1865.  Died  at  Pine  Bluff,  Ark.,  April 
7,  1867. 

STATES  E.  GIST.  Appointed  from  South  Caro 
lina  March  20,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  March  20,  1862.  Killed  in  action  at 
Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30,  1864. 

WILLIAM  N.  PENDLETON.  Born  in  Lexington, 
Va.,  December  23,  1809.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia  March  26,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  March  26,  1862;  paroled  at  Appo- 
mattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April  9, 1865.  Died  at 
Lexington,  Va.,  January  15, 1883. 

LEWIS  A.  AKMISTEAD.  Born  in  New  Berne, 
N.  C.,  February  18,  1817.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia  April  1,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  April  1,  1862;  mortally  wounded  in 
action  at  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  1863.  Died 
at  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  3,  1863. 

JOSEPH  FINEGAN.  Appointed  from  Florida 
April  5,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  April  5,  1862 ;  paroled  at  Madison,  Fla., 
May  20,  1865.  Died  at  Sanford,  Fla.,  October 
29,  1885. 

MAKTIN  L.  SMITH.    Born  in  New  York  city, 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  AEMY         79 

1819.  Appointed  from  Florida  April  11,  1862, 
to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  April  11, 
1862;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provi 
sional  Army,  November  4,  1862.  Died  July  29, 
1866. 

Lucius  M.  WALKEK.  Born  in  Tennessee,  1829. 
Appointed  from  Tennessee  April  11,  1862,  to 
rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  April  11,  1862. 
Killed  in  duel  with  General  J.  S.  Marmaduke, 
September  6,  1863. 

EOGEE  A.  PKYOK.  Born  near  Petersburg,  Va., 
July  19,  1828.  Appointed  from  Virginia  April 
16,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed 
April  16,  1862 ;  resigned  August  18,  1863. 

HENKY  LITTLE.  Appointed  from  Missouri 
April  16,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  April  16,  1862.  Killed  in  action  at  luka, 
Miss.,  September  19, 1862. 

WILLIAM  N.  E.  BEALL.  Born  in  Kentucky, 
1825.  Appointed  from  Arkansas  April  17, 1862, 
to  rank  from  April  11, 1862 ;  confirmed  April  17, 
1862;  captured  at  Port  Hudson,  La.,  July  8, 
1863 ;  released  at  New  York  city,  August  2, 1865. 
Died  at  MacMinnville,  Tenn.,  July  25, 1883. 

WILLIAM  Y.  SLACK.   Appointed  from  Missouri 


80  GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

April  17, 1862,  to  rank  from  April  12,  1862 ;  con 
firmed  April  17,  1862.  Killed  in  action  at  Pea 
Eidge,  Ark.,  March  7, 1862. 

WILLIAM  PKESTON.  Born  near  Louisville,  Ky., 
October  16,  1806.  Appointed  from  Kentucky 
April  18,  1862,  to  rank  from  April  14, 1862 ;  con 
firmed  April  18,  1862;  included  in  the  Canby- 
Smith  convention  of  May  26, 1865,  but  no  record 
of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found.  Died  at 
Lexington,  Ky.,  September  21,  1887. 

JULIUS  A.  DE  LAGNEL.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia  April  18, 1862,  to  rank  from  April  15, 1862 ; 
confirmed  April  18,  1862 ;  declined  appointment 
July  31,  1862. 

JOHN  ECHOLS.  Born  in  Lynchburg,  Va., 
March  20, 1823.  Appointed  from  Virginia  April 
18,  1862,  to  rank  from  April  16,  1862;  confirmed 
April  18,  1862;  paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C., 
May  1,  1865.  Died  at  Staunton,  Va.,  May  24, 
1898. 

GEOEGE  MANEY.  Born  in  Tennessee.  Ap 
pointed  from  Tennessee  April  18,  1862,  to  rank 
from  April  16,  1862 ;  confirmed  April  18,  1862 ; 
paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1, 1865.  Died 
in  Washington,  D.  C.,  February  9,  1901. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY         81 

ALFRED  MOUTON.  Born  in  Opelousas,  La., 
February  18,  1829.  Appointed  from  Louisiana 
April  18,  1862,  to  rank  from  April  16, 1862 ;  con 
firmed  April  18, 1862.  Killed  in  action  at  Mans 
field,  La.,  April  8,  1864. 

JOHN  S.  WILLIAMS.  Born  in  Montgomery 
County,  Kentucky,  1820.  Appointed  from  Ken 
tucky  April  18,  1862,  to  rank  from  April  16, 
3862;  confirmed  April  18,  1862;  paroled  at 
Washington,  Ga.,  May  9,  1865.  Died  near  Mt. 
Sterling,  Ky.,  July  17,  1898. 

FRANKLIN  GARDNER.  Born  in  New  York,  1823. 
Appointed  from  Louisiana  April  19,  1862,  to 
rank  from  April  11,  1862;  confirmed  April  19, 
1862;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provi 
sional  Army,  December  20,  1862,  to  rank  from 
December  13, 1862.  Died  at  Vermillionville,  La., 
April  29, 1863. 

JAMES  G.  MARTIN.  Born  in  Elizabeth  City, 
N.  C.,  February  14,  1819.  Appointed  from 
North  Carolina  May  17, 1862,  to  rank  from  May 
15,  1862;  resigned  July  25,  1862;  reappointed 
August  11,  1862,  to  rank  from  May  15,  1862; 
confirmed  September  30,  1862;  surrendered  at 
A  sheville,  N.  C.,  May  3, 1865.  Died  at  Asheville, 
N.  C.,  October  4, 1878. 


82  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

THOMAS  L.  CLINGHAM.  Born  in  Huntsville, 
N.  C.,  July  22,  1812.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina  May  17,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  September  30,  1862;  paroled  at 
Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  in  Mor- 
gantown,  N.  C.,  November  3, 1897. 

SAMUEL  GAKLAND,  JR.  Born  in  Lynchburg, 
Va.,  December  16,  1830.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia  May  23,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  September  30,  1862.  Killed  in  action 
at  South  Mountain,  Md.,  September  14, 1862. 

WADE  HAMPTON.  Born  in  Columbia,  S.  C., 
1818.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina  May  23, 
1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  Sep 
tember  30,  1862 ;  promoted  to  be  Major  General, 
Provisional  Army,  September  3,  1863,  to  rank 
from  August  3,  1863.  Died  at  Columbia,  S.  C., 
April  11,  1902. 

EOBEET  HATTON.  Born  in  Sumner  County, 
Tennessee,  1827.  Appointed  from  Tennessee 
May  23,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date.  Killed 
in  action  at  Seven  Pines,  Va.,  May  31, 1862. 

DANIEL  W.  ADAMS.  Appointed  from  Loui 
siana  May  23, 1862,  to  rank  from  same  date :  con 
firmed  September  30, 1862 ;  paroled  at  Meridian, 
Miss.,  May  9,  1865.  Died  at  New  Orleans,  La., 
June  14,  1872. 


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TURNER  ASHBY.  Born  in  Fauquier  County, 
Virginia,  1824.  Appointed  from  Virginia  May 
23,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date.  Killed  in  ac 
tion  near  Harrisonburg,  Va.,  June  6,  1862. 

Louis  HERBERT.  Born  in  Louisiana.  Ap 
pointed  from  Louisiana  May  26,  1862,  to  rank 
from  same  date ;  confirmed  September  30,  1862 ; 
paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1, 1865.  Died 
in  St.  Martin's  Parish,  Louisiana,  July  20, 1901. 

JOHN  C.  MOORE.  Born  near  Knoxville,  Tenn., 
February  28, 1824.  Appointed  from  Texas  May 
26,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed 
April  11, 1863 ;  resigned  February  3, 1864.  Died 
at  Osage,  Tex.,  December  31, 1910. 

AMBROSE  E.  WRIGHT.  Born  in  Louisville,  Jef 
ferson  County,  Ga.,  April,  1826.  Appointed 
from  Georgia  June  3,  1862,  to  rank  from  same 
date ;  confirmed  September  30,  1862 ;  appointed 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  with  tem 
porary  rank,  November  30,  1864,  to  rank  from 
November  26,  1864.  Died  December  21,  1872. 

JAMES  L.  KEMPER.  Born  in  Madison  County, 
Virginia,  June  11,  1823.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia  June  3, 1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  September  30,  1862;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  September 


84  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

19, 1864.  Died  in  Orange  County,  Virginia,  April 
7, 1895. 

JAMES  J.  ARCHER.  Born  in  Harford  County, 
Md.  Appointed  from  Maryland  June  3,  1862, 
to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  September 
30, 1862.  Died  October  24,  1864. 

GEORGE  B.  ANDERSON.  Born  near  Hillsboro, 
Orange  County,  N.  C.,  April,  1831.  Appointed 
from  North  Carolina  June  9,  1862,  to  rank  from 
same  date ;  confirmed  September  30, 1862.  Died 
October  16,  1862,  of  wounds  received  in  action 
at  Sharpsburg,  Md.,  September  7, 1862. 

BEVERLY  H.  EOBERTSON.  Born  at  The  Oaks, 
Amelia  County,  Va.,  1826.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia  June  9, 1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  September  30,  1862 ;  paroled  at  Augusta, 
Ga.,  May  19,  1865.  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
November  12, 1910. 

JOHN  E.  JONES.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
June  25,  1862,  to  rank  from  June  23,  1862 ;  ap 
pointment  "not  acted  on  by  the  Senate  for  two 
sessions."  He  was  captured  at  Smithburg, 
Tenn.,  July  4,  1863,  and  released  from  Fort 
Warren,  Mass.,  July  24,  1865.  Died  at  Har- 
risonburg,  Va.,  April  1, 1901. 


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ST.  JOHN  E.  LIDDELL.  Appointed  from  Loui 
siana  July  17,  1862,  to  rank  from  July  12,  1862 ; 
confirmed  September  30, 1862 ;  captured  at  Fort 
Blakely,  Ala.,  April  9,  1865 ;  was  held  as  a  pris 
oner  of  war  at  Fort  Gaines,  Ala.,  as  late  as  May 
13, 1865,  but  no  record  of  his  personal  parole  has 
been  found.  Died  at  New  Orleans,  La.,  18 — . 

NATHAN  B.  FORREST.  Born  in  Bedford 
County,  Tennessee,  July  13,  1821.  Appointed 
from  Tennessee  July  21,  1862,  to  rank  from 
same  date;  confirmed  September  30,  1862;  pro 
moted  to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army, 
December  4,  1863.  Died  at  Memphis,  Tenn., 
October  29,  1877. 

JOHNSON  HAGOOD.  Born  in  Barnwell  County, 
South  Carolina,  February  21,  1829.  Appointed 
from  South  Carolina  July  21, 1862,  to  rank  from 
same  date;  confirmed  September  30,  1862;  in 
cluded  in  the  Sherman-Johnston  convention  of 
April  26,  1865,  but  no  record  of  his  personal  pa 
role  has  been  found.  Died  at  Barnwell,  S.  C., 
January  4,  1898. 

WILLIAM  D.  FENDER.  Born  in  Edgecombe 
County,  North  Carolina,  February  6, 1834.  Ap 
pointed  from  North  Carolina  July  22,  1862,  to 
rank  from  June  3,  1862;  confirmed  September 


86  GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

30,  1862;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Pro 
visional  Army,  May  27,  1863.  Died  of  wounds, 
at  Gettysburg,  July  13,  1863. 

MICAH  JENKINS.  Born  on  Edisto  Island, 
South  Carolina,  1839.  Appointed  from  South 
Carolina  July  22,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  September  30,  1862.  Killed  in  action 
at  the  Wilderness,  Va.,  May  6, 1864. 

MARTIN  E.  GREEN.  Born  in  Lewis  County, 
Missouri,  1825.  Appointed  from  Missouri  July 

23,  1862,  to  rank  from  July  21,  1862;  confirmed 
September  30,  1862.    Killed  in  action  at  Vicks- 
burg,  Miss.,  June  27,  1863. 

FITZHUGH  LEE.  Born  at  Clermont,  Fairfax 
County,  Va.,  November  19,  1835.  Appointed 
from  Virginia  July  25,  1862,  to  rank  from  July 

24,  1862;  confirmed  September  30,  1862;  pro 
moted  to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army, 
September  3, 1863,  to  rank  from  August  3, 1863. 
Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  April  28,  1905. 

HARRY  T.  HAYS.  Born  in  Wilkinson  County, 
Mississippi,  April  14,  1820.  Appointed  from 
Louisiana  July  25,  1862,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  September  30,  1862;  paroled  at 
Natchitoches,  La.,  June  8, 1865,  as  a  Major  Gen 
eral,  but  no  record  of  his  appointment  or  con- 


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firmation  as  such  lias  been  found ;  under  date  of 
May  10,  1865,  he  was,  however,  announced  in 
orders  from  Headquarters  Trans-Mississippi 
Department  as  promoted  to  be  Major  General, 
to  take  effect  from  that  date.  Died  at  New 
Orleans,  La.,  August  21, 1876. 

ALBERT  G.  JENKINS.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
August  5,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  September  30,  1862.  Mortally  wounded 
in  action  at  Cloyd's  Farm,  Va.,  May  9,  1864. 

WILLIAM  E.  STARKE.  Appointed  from  Loui 
siana  August  6,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  September  30,  1862.  Killed  in  action 
at  Sharpsburg,  Md.,  September  17, 1862. 

WILLIAM  BARKSDALE.  Born  in  Eutherford 
County,  Tennessee.  Appointed  from  Missis 
sippi  August  12,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  September  30,  1862.  Killed  in  action 
at  Gettysburg,  Pa.,  July  2, 1863. 

EDWARD  D.  TRACY.  Born  in  Macon,  Ga.,  1833. 
Appointed  from  Alabama  August  16,  1862,  to 
rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  September  30, 
1862.  Killed  in  action  at  Port  Gibson,  Miss., 
May  1,  1863. 

THOMAS  JORDAN.    Born  in  Luray  Valley,  Va., 


88  GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

September  30,  1819.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
September  26, 1862,  to  rank  from  April  14, 1862 ; 
confirmed  September  26,  1862;  paroled  at 
Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  at  New 
York  city,  November  27, 1895. 

WILLIAM  E.  SCUEEY.  Appointed  from  Texas 
September  26, 1862,  to  rank  from  September  12, 
1862;  confirmed  September  26,  1862.  Mortally 
wounded  at  Jenkins '  Ferry,  Ark.,  April  30, 1864. 

ALLISON  NELSON.  Appointed  from  Texas 
September  26,  1862,  to  rank  from  September 
12,  1862;  confirmed  September  26,  1862.  Died 
near  Austin,  Tex.,  October  7,  1862. 

MATTHEW  D.  ECTOK.  Appointed  from  Texas 
September  27,  1862,  to  rank  from  August  23, 
1862;  confirmed  September  27,  1862;  paroled  at 
Meridian,  Miss.,  May  10,  1865.  Died  at  Tyler, 
Tex.,  October  29, 1879. 

JOHN  GEEGG.  Appointed  from  Texas  Septem 
ber  27,  1862,  to  rank  from  August  29, 1862 ;  con 
firmed  September  27,  1862.  Killed  in  action  in 
front  of  Richmond.  Va.,  October  7, 1864. 

EDWAED  A.  PEEEY.  Born  in  Richmond,  Berk 
shire  County,  Mass.,  March  15, 1833.  Appointed 
from  Florida  September  30,  1862,  to  rank  from 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY         89 

August  28,  1862 ;  confirmed  September  30,  1862; 
paroled  at  Montgomery,  Ala.,  June  6,  1865. 
Died  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  October  15, 1889. 

JOHN  C.  BROWN.  Born  in  Giles  County,  Ten 
nessee,  January  6,  1827.  Appointed  from  Ten 
nessee  September  30, 1862,  to  rank  from  August 
30,  1862;  confirmed  September  30,  1862;  ap 
pointed  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  with 
temporary  rank,  August  4,  1864.  Died  at  Red 
Boiling  Springs,  Tenn.,  August  17,  1889. 

ALFRED  H.  COLQUITT.  Born  in  Walton  County, 
Georgia,  April  20,  1824.  Appointed  from  Geor 
gia  September  30, 1862,  to  rank  from  September 
1,  1862 ;  confirmed  September  30,  1862 ;  paroled 
at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  at 
Washington,  D.  C.,  March  26,  1894. 

JUNIUS  DANIEL.  Born  in  Halifax,  N.  C.,  June 
27,  1828.  Appointed  from  North  Carolina  Sep 
tember  30,  1862,  to  rank  from  September  1, 
1862 ;  confirmed  September  30, 1862.  Died  May 
13,  1864,  of  wounds  received  in  action,  at  Spott- 
sylvania  Court  House,  Va.,  May  12,  1864. 

EVANDER  M.  LAW.  Born  at  Darlington,  S.  C., 
1836.  Appointed  from  Alabama  October  3, 1862, 
to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  October  3, 
1862;  paroled  at  Charlotte,  N.  C.,  May  25,  1865. 


90  GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 

WILLIAM  B.  BATE.  Born  at  Castillion  Springs, 
Tenn.,  1830.  Appointed  from  Tennessee  Octo 
ber  3,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed 
October  3, 1862;  promoted  to  be  Major  General, 
Provisional  Army,  March  5,  1864,  to  rank  from 
February  23,  1864.  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
March  9,  1905. 

WILLIAM  H.  F.  LEE.  Born  in  Arlington,  Va., 
May  31,  1837.  Appointed  from  Virginia  Octo 
ber  3,  1862,  to  rank  from  September  15,  1862 ; 
confirmed  October  3, 1862 ;  promoted  to  be  Major 
Genera],  Provisional  Army,  April  23,  1864. 
Died  at  Eavensworth,  Fairfax  County,  Va., 
October  15, 1891. 

WILLIAM  E.  JONES.  Born  near  Glade  Spring, 
Washington  County,  Va.,  May,  1824.  Appointed 
from  Virginia  October  3,  1862,  to  rank  from 
September  19,  1862 ;  confirmed  October  3,  1862. 
Killed  in  action  at  Piedmont,  Va.,  June  5,  1864. 

WILLIAM  E.  BALDWIN.  Appointed  from  Mis 
sissippi  October  3, 1862,  to  rank  from  September 
19,  1862 ;  confirmed  October  3,  1862.  Died  Feb 
ruary  19, 1864. 

JOHN  C.  VAUGHN.  Born  in  Grayson  County, 
Virginia,  February  24,  1824.  Appointed  from 
Tennessee  October  3,  1862,  to  rank  from  Sep- 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  ARMY         91 

tember  22,  1862;  confirmed  October  3,  1862; 
paroled  at  Washington,  Ga.,  May  9,  1865.  Died 
at  Thomasville,  Ga.,  September  10, 1875. 

WILLIAM  STEELE.  Born  at  Albany,  N.  Y.,  1819. 
Appointed  from  Texas  October  3,  1862,  to  rank 
from  September  12,  1862 ;  confirmed  October  3, 
1862;  paroled  at  San  Antonio,  Tex.,  August  4, 
1865.  Died  at  San  Antonio,  Tex.,  January  12, 
1885. 

JAMES  F.  FAGAN.  Born  in  Louisville,  Ky., 
1827.  Appointed  from  Arkansas  October  3, 
1862,  to  rank  from  September  12,  1862;  con 
firmed  October  3,  1862;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  June  13,  1864,  to 
rank  from  April  25,  1864.  Died  at  Little  Eock, 
Ark.,  September  1, 1893. 

ELKANAH  GREEK.  Born  in  Mississippi.  Ap 
pointed  from  Texas  October  8,  1862,  to  rank 
from  same  date ;  confirmed  October  8,  1862 ;  in 
cluded  in  the  Canby-Smith  convention  of  May 
26,  1865,  but  no  record  of  his  personal  parole 
has  been  found.  Died  at  Duvalls  Bluff,  Ark., 
March  25, 1877. 

JOSEPH  E.  DAVIS.  Born  in  Mississippi.  Ap 
pointed  from  Mississippi  October  8,  1862,  to 
rank  from  September  15,  1862 ;  confirmed  Octo- 


92  GENEEAL  OFFICEKS  OF 

her  8,  1862;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court 
House,  Va.,  April  9, 1865.  Died  at  Biloxi,  Miss., 
September  15, 1896. 

DANIEL  M.  FROST.  Born  in  New  York.  Ap 
pointed  from  Mississippi  October  10,  1862,  to 
rank  from  March  3, 1862 ;  confirmed  October  10, 
1862;  dropped  December  9,  1863.  Died  at  St. 
Louis,  Mo.,  October  30,  1900. 

FRANCIS  T.  NICHOLLS.  Born  at  Donaldson- 
ville,  Ascension  Parish,  La.,  August  20,  1834. 
Appointed  from  Louisiana  October  14,  1862,  to 
rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  April  22,  1863 ; 
paroled  at  Shreveport,  La.,  June  18, 1865. 

PRESTON  SMITH.  Born  in  Giles  County,  Ten 
nessee,  December  25,  1823.  Appointed  from 
Tennessee  October  27,  1862,  to  rank  from  same 
date ;  confirmed  April  22, 1863.  Killed  in  action 
at  Chickamauga,  Ga.,  September  19,  1863. 

ALFRED  CUMMING.  Born  in  Augusta,  Ga. 
Appointed  from  Georgia  October  29,  1862,  to 
rank  from  same  date :  confirmed  April  22,  1863 ; 
no  record  of  final  capture  or  parole  has  been 
found.  Died  at  Eome,  Ga.,  December  5,  1910. 

ALFRED  E.  JACKSON.  Appointed  from  Ten 
nessee  October  29, 1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 


THE  CONFEDEBATE  ARMY         93 

appointment  canceled;  reappointed  April  22, 
1863,  to  rank  from  February  9,  1863 ;  confirmed 
April  22, 1863 ;  paroled  at  Lynchburg,  Va.,  June 
1,  1865.  Died  at  Jonesboro,  Tenn.,  October  30, 

1889. 

WILLIAM  S.  WALKER.  Appointed  from  Florida 
October  30,  1863,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  April  22,  1862;  paroled  at  Greensboro, 
N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  June 
7, 1899. 

JOSEPH  WHEELER.  Born  in  Augusta,  Ga., 
September  10,  1836.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
October  30,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  April  22, 1863 ;  appointed  Major  General, 
with  temporary  rank,  for  service  with  volunteer 
troops,  January  20,  1863.  Died  at  Brooklyn 
Heights,  N.  Y.,  January  25, 1906. 

GEORGE  DOLES.  Born  in  Milledgeville,  Ga., 
March  14,  1830.  Appointed  from  Georgia  No 
vember  1,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  April  22,  1863.  Killed  in  action  at 
Bethesda  Church,  Va.,  June  2, 1864. 

MONTGOMERY  D.  CORSE.  Born  at  Alexandria, 
Va.,  March  14,  1816.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
November  1, 1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  April  22,  1863;  captured  at  Sailor 's 


94  GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

Creek,  Va.,  April  6,  1865;  released  from  Fort 
Warren,  Mass.,  July  24,  1865.  Died  at  Alex 
andria,  Va.,  February  11, 1895. 

GEOKGE  T.  ANDERSON.  Born  in  Georgia.  Ap 
pointed  from  Georgia  November  1, 1862,  to  rank 
from  same  date;  confirmed  April  22,  1863;  pa 
roled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April 
9,  1865.  Died  at  Anniston,  Ala.,  April  4, 
1901. 

THOMAS  E.  E.  COBB.  Born  at  Cherry  Hill, 
Jefferson  County,  Ga.,  April  10,  1823.  Ap 
pointed  from  Georgia  November  1, 1862,  to  rank 
from  same  date.  Killed  in  action  at  Fredericks- 
burg,  Va.,  December  13, 1862. 

ALFRED  IVERSON.  Born  in  Burke  County, 
Georgia,  December  3,  1798.  Appointed  from 
North  Carolina  November  1, 1862,  to  rank  from 
same  date;  confirmed  June  10,  1864;  captured 
and  paroled  near  Lawrenceville,  Ga.,  May,  1865. 
Died  March  4,  1873. 

JAMES  H.  LANE.  Born  at  Matthews  Court 
House,  Va.  Appointed  from  North  Carolina 
November  1,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  April  23,  1863;  paroled  at  Appomattox 
Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865.  Died  at  Au 
burn,  Ala.,  September,  1907. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY         95 

EDWAKD  L.  THOMAS.  Born  in  Clark  County, 
Georgia.  Appointed  from  Georgia  November 
1, 1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  April 
22,  1863 ;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House, 
Va.,  April  9,  1865.  Died  in  Oklahoma,  March 
8, 1898. 

STEPHEN  D.  RAMSEUE.  Born  in  Lincolnton, 
N.  C.,  May  31,  1837.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina  November  1,  1862,  to  rank  from  same 
date ;  confirmed  April  22, 1863 ;  appointed  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  with  temporary 
rank,  June  1,  1864.  Killed  at  Winchester,  Va., 
October  19,  1864. 

JOHN  R.  COOKE.  Born  at  Jefferson  Barracks, 
Mo.,  1833.  Appointed  from  North  Carolina 
November  1, 1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  April  22,  1863 ;  no  record  of  final  capture 
or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  in  Richmond, 
Va,,  April  9,  1891. 

JOHN  B.  GORDON.  Born  in  Upson  County, 
Georgia,  February  6,  1822.  Appointed  from 
Alabama  November  1,  1862,  to  rank  from  same 
date ;  not  confirmed ;  reappointed  May  11,  1863, 
to  rank  from  May  7,  1863;  confirmed  January 
25,  1864;  promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Pro 
visional  Army,  May  14,  1864.  Died  at  Miami, 
Fla.,  January  9, 1904. 


96  GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

JEKOME  B.  EOBEKTSOIST.  Born  in  Woodford 
County,  Kentucky.  Appointed  from  Texas 
November  1,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  April  22,  1863;  included  in  the  Canby- 
Smith  convention  of  May  26, 1865,  but  no  record 
of  Ms  personal  parole  has  been  found.  Died 


ELISHA  F.  PAXTON.  Born  in  Eockbridge 
County,  Virginia,  March  4,  1828.  Appointed 
from  Virginia  November  1,  1862,  to  rank  from 
same  date ;  confirmed  April  22,  1863.  Killed  in 
action  at  Chancellorsville,  Va.,  May  3, 1863. 

JAMES  E.  EAINS.  Born  in  Nashville,  Tenn., 
April,  1833.  Appointed  from  Tennessee,  No 
vember  4,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date.  Killed 
in  action  at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  December  31, 
1862. 

EVANDEB  McNAiB.  Appointed  from  Arkansas 
November  4,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  April  22,  1863;  included  in  the  Canby- 
Smith  convention  of  May  26, 1865,  but  no  record 
of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found;  applied 
for  amnesty  at  Washington,  Ark.,  August  7, 
1865.  Died  at  Hattiesburg,  Miss.,  November 
13, 1902. 

THOMAS  H.  TAYLOK.     Appointed  from  Ken- 


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tucky  November  4,  1862,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  President  declined  to  nominate.  Died  at 
Louisville,  Ky.,  April  12, 1901. 

WILLIAM  G.  M.  DAVIS.  Appointed  from  Flor 
ida  November  4,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  April  22,  1863 ;  resigned  May  6,  1863. 

AKCHIBALD  GRACIE,  JR.  Born  in  New  York, 
December  1,  1833.  Appointed  from  Alabama 
November  4,  1863,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  April  22,  1863.  Killed  at  Petersburg, 
Va.,  December  2, 1864. 

WILLIAM  E.  BOGGS.  Born  in  Augusta,  Ga., 
March  18,  1829.  Appointed  from  Georgia  No 
vember  4,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  April  22,  1863;  paroled  at  Shreveport, 
La.,  June  9, 1865. 

JAMES  C.  TAPPAN.  Born  in  Williamson 
County,  Tennessee.  Appointed  from  Arkansas 
November  5,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  April  22,  1863;  paroled  at  Shreve 
port,  La.,  June  8, 1865. 

DANDBIDGE  McEAE.  Appointed  from  Arkan 
sas  November  5,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  April  22,  1863 ;  resigned,  1864. 

MOSBY  M.  PAESONS.    Born  in  Virginia,  1819. 


98  GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

Appointed  from  Missouri  November  5,  1862,  to 
rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  April  30,  1863 ; 
paroled  at  Shreveport,  La.?  June  8,  1865,  as  a 
Major  General,  but  no  record  of  his  appoint 
ment  or  confirmation  as  such  has  been  found; 
under  date  of  May  13,  1864,  he  was,  however, 
announced  in  orders  from  Headquarters  Trans- 
Mississippi  Department  as  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  to  take  effect  from  April  30, 
1864.  Killed  in  action  at  Camargo,  Mexico, 
August  17,  1865. 

STEPHEN  D.  LEE.  Born  in  Charleston,  S.  C., 
1833.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina  Novem 
ber  6,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed 
April  22,  1863;  promoted  to  be  Major  General, 
Provisional  Army,  August  3,  1863.  Died  at 
Vicksburg,  Miss.,  *May  28,  1908. 

JOHN  PEGRAM.  Born  in  Virginia,  January  24, 
1832.  Appointed  from  Virginia  November  10, 
1862,  to  rank  from  November  7,  1862 ;  confirmed 
April  25,  1863.  Killed  in  action  at  Hatcher's 
Eun,  Va.,  February  6,  1865. 

JOHN  A.  WHARTON.  Born  in  Texas.  Ap 
pointed  from  Texas  November  18, 1862,  to  rank 
from  same  date;  confirmed  April  22,  1863;  pro 
moted  to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army, 
November  12,  1863,  to  rank  from  November  10, 


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1863.  Killed  in  private  feud  by  Colonel  George 
Baylor  at  Houston,  Tex.,  April  6,  1865. 

ABRAHAM  BUFORD.  Born  in  Kentucky,  1820. 
Appointed  from  Kentucky  November  29,  1862, 
to  rank  from  September  2, 1862 ;  confirmed  April 
22,  1862;  paroled  at  Gainesville,  Ala.,  May  10, 
1865.  Committed  suicide  June  9,  1884. 

WILL  T.  MARTIN.  Appointed  from  Missis 
sippi  December  2,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  April  22,  1863 ;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  November  12,  1863, 
to  rank  from  November  10,  1863.  Died  near 
Natchez,  Miss.,  March  16,  1910. 

JOHN  H.  MORGAN.  Born  in  Huntsville,  Ala., 
June  1,  1826.  Appointed  from  Tennessee  De 
cember  11,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  con 
firmed  April  22,  1863.  Killed  at  Greenville, 
Tenn.,  September  4, 1864. 

—  MARCUS  J.  WRIGHT.  Born  in  Purdy,  McNairy 
County,  Tenn.,  June  5,  1831.  Appointed  from 
Tennessee  December  20,  1862,  to  rank  from  De 
cember  13,  1862;  confirmed  April  22,  1863;  pa 
roled  at  Grenada,  Miss.,  May  19,  1865. 

ZACHARIAH  C.  DBAS.  Born  in  Camden,  S.  C., 
October  25,  1819.  Appointed  from  Alabama 


100          GENEEAL  OFFICEKS  OF 

December  20,  1862,  to  rank  from  December  13, 
1862;  confirmed  April  22,  1863;  paroled  at 
Meridian,  Miss.,  May  12,  1865.  Died  in  New 
York  city,  March,  1882. 

EOGER  W.  HANSON.  Born  in  Clark  County, 
Kentucky,  August  27,  1827.  Appointed  from 
Kentucky  December  20,  1862,  to  rank  from  De 
cember  13,  1862;  confirmed  April  22,  1863. 
Killed  in  action  at  Murfreesboro,  Tenn.,  Janu 
ary  22, 1863. 

Lucius  E.  POLK.  Born  in  Salisbury  N.  C., 
July  10,  1833.  Appointed  from  Arkansas  De 
cember  20,  1862,  to  rank  from  December  13, 
1862;  confirmed  April  22,  1863;  no  record  of 
final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died 
near  Columbus,  Tenn.,  December  5, 1892. 

JAMES  CANTEY.  Born  in  Kershaw  District, 
South  Carolina,  December  30,  1818.  Appointed 
from  Alabama  January  8,  1863,  to  rank  from 
same  date ;  confirmed  April  22,  1863 ;  no  record 
of  final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found. 
Died . 

JOHN  ADAMS.  Born  in  Nashville,  Tenn.,  July 
1,  1825.  Appointed  from  Tennessee  January 
9,  1863,  to  rank  from  December  29,  1862;  not 
confirmed;  reappointed.  Killed  in  action  at 
Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30, 1864. 


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WILLIAM  H.  JACKSON.  Born  in  Paris,  Tenn., 
October  7,  1835.  Appointed  from  Tennessee 
January,  1863,  to  rank  from  December  29, 1862; 
confirmed  April  22,  1863 ;  paroled  at  Columbus, 
Miss.,  May  18, 1865.  Died  near  Nashville,  Tenn., 
April  30,  1903. 

CAMILLUS  J.  POLIGNAC.  Born  in  France,  Feb 
ruary  6, 1832.  Appointed  from  France  January 
10,  1863,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed 
April  23,  1864;  promoted  to  be  Major  General, 
Provisional  Army,  June  13,  1864,  to  rank  from 
April  8,  1864. 

FRANCIS  A.  SHOUP.  Born  at  Laurel,  Franklin 
County,  Ind.,  March  22,  1834.  Appointed  from 
Florida  April  11,  1863,  to  rank  from  September 
12,  1862 ;  confirmed  April  11,  1863 ;  no  record  of 
final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  at 
Columbus,  Tenn.,  September  2,  1896. 

EDWARD  C.  WALTHALL.  Born  in  Eichmond, 
Va.,  April  4,  1831.  Appointed  from  Mississippi 
April  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  December  13,  1862 ; 
confirmed  April  23,  1863;  appointed  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  with  temporary 
rank,  June  10,  1864,  to  rank  from  June  6,  1864. 
Died  at  Washington,  D.  C.,  April  21, 1898. 

EGBERT  F.  HOKE.    Born  in  Lincolnton,  N.  C., 


102          GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

May  27,  1837.  Appointed  from  North  Carolina 
April  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  January  17,  1863 ; 
confirmed  April  23,  1863 ;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  April  23,  1864,  to 
rank  from  April  20,  1864. 

HENRY  L.  BENNING.  Born  in  Columbia 
County,  Georgia,  April  2, 1814.  Appointed  from 
Georgia  April  23, 1863,  to  rank  from  January  17, 
1863;  confirmed  April  23,  1863;  paroled  at 
Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865. 
Died . 

WILLIAM  T.  WOFFORD.  Appointed  from  Geor 
gia  April  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  January  17, 
1863;  confirmed  April  23,  1863;  paroled  at 
Kesaca,  Ga.,  May,  1865. 

SAMUEL  McGowAN.  Born  in  Laurens  County, 
South  Carolina,  October  19,  1819.  Appointed 
from  South  Carolina  April  23,  1863,  to  rank 
from  January  17,  1863;  confirmed  April  23, 
1863 ;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va., 
April  9,  1865.  Died  at  Abbeville,  S.  C.,  August 
9,  1897. 

MARCELLUS  A.  STOVALL.  Born  in  Sparta,  Ga., 
September  18,  1818.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
April  29,  1863,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  April  23,  1863;  paroled  May  9,  1865. 
Died  at  Augusta,  Ga.,  August  7,  1895. 


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GEOKGE  B.  COSBY.  Born  in  Kentucky.  Ap 
pointed  from  Kentucky  April  23,  1863,  to  rank 
from  January  20,  1863;  confirmed  April  23, 
1863;  no  record  of  final  capture  or  parole  has 
been  found.  Died  at  Oakland,  Cal.,  June  29, 
1909. 

FRANK  C.  ARMSTRONG.  Appointed  from  Ar 
kansas  April  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  ^pto  20, 
1863;  confirmed  April  23,  1863;  paroled  at  Co 
lumbus,  Miss.,  May  15,  1865.  Died . 

WILLIAM  LEWIS  CABELL.  Born  in  Danville, 
Va.,  January  1,  1827.  Appointed  from  Arkan 
sas  April  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  January  20, 
1863 ;  confirmed  April  23,  1863 ;  captured  in  ac 
tion  at  Little  Osage  River,  Kan.,  October  25, 
1864;  released  from  Fort  Warren,  Mass.,  July 
24,  1865.  Died  at  Dallas,  Tex.,  February  22, 
1911. 

WILLIAM  SMITH.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
April  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  January  31,  1863 ; 
confirmed  April  23,  1863 ;  promoted  to  be  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  August  13,  1863,  to 
rank  from  August  12,  1863.  Died  at  Warren- 
ton,  Va.,  May  18, 1887. 

ROBERT  B.  VANCE.  Born  in  Buncombe  County, 
North  Carolina,  April  28, 1828.  Appointed  from 


104          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

North  Carolina  April  23,  1863,  to  rank  from 
March  4,  1863;  confirmed  April  23,  1863;  cap 
tured  at  Cosby  Creek,  Tenn.,  January  14,  1864 ; 
released  for  exchange  from  Fort  Delaware,  Del., 
March  10,  1865;  no  further  record  has  been 
found.  Died  near  Asheville,  N.  C.,  November 
28,  1899. 

HENKY  D.  CLAYTON.  Born  in  Pulaski  County, 
Georgia,  March  7,  1827.  Appointed  from  Ala 
bama  April  25,  1863,  to  rank  from  April  22, 
1863 ;  confirmed  April  25, 1863 ;  appointed  Major 
General,  Provisional  Army,  with  temporary 
rank,  July  8,  1864,  to  rank  from  July  7,  1864. 
Died  at  Tuscaloosa,  Ala.,  October  13, 1889. 

AKTHUK  M.  MANIGAULT.  Born  at  Charleston, 
S.  C.,  1824.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina 
April  30,  1863,  to  rank  from  April  26,  1863; 
confirmed  April  30, 1863 ;  no  record  of  final  cap 
ture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  August  6, 
1886. 

JOHN  W.  WHITFIELD.  Appointed  from  Texas 
May  9,  1863,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  January  25,  1864;  paroled  at  Columbus, 
Tex.,  June  29, 1865,  Died . 

JAMES  A.  WALKEK.  Born  in  Augusta  County, 
Virginia,  August  27,  1832.  Appointed  from 


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Virginia  May  16,  1863,  to  rank  from  May  15, 
1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864;  paroled  at 
Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865. 
pied . 

JOHN  M.  JONES.  Born  in  Charlottesville,  Va., 
July  26,  1820.  Appointed  from  Virginia  May 
16,  1863,  to  rank  from  May  15,  1863 ;  confirmed 
February  17,  1864.  Killed  in  action  at  the 
Wilderness,  Va.,  May  5, 1864. 

JOHN  W.  FRAZER.  Appointed  from  Mississippi 
May  19,  1863,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  nomina 
tion  rejected  by  the  Senate,  February  16,  1864. 
Died  in  New  York  city,  March  31,  1906. 

THOMAS  GREEN.  Born  in  Amelia  County,  Vir 
ginia,  June  8,  1814.  Appointed  from  Texas 
May  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  May  20,  1863 ;  con 
firmed  January  25,  1864.  Killed  in  action  at 
Blair's  Landing,  La,,  April  12,  1864. 

JOHN  S.  MARMADUKE.  Born  at  Arrow  Eock, 
Mo.,  March  14,  1833.  Appointed  from  Missouri 
May  25,  1863,  to  rank  from  November  15,  1862 ; 
confirmed  February  17,  1864;  promoted  to  be 
Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  March  18, 
1865,  to  rank  from  March  17,  1865* 

ISHAM  W.  GARROTT.    Born  in  North  Carolina, 


106          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

1816.  Appointed  from  Alabama  May  29,  1863, 
to  rank  from  May  28,  1863.  Killed  in  action  at 
Vicksburg,  Miss.,  June  17, 1863. 

EDWARD  A.  0  ?NEAL.  Born  in  Madison  County, 
Ala.,  1818.  Appointed  from  Alabama  June  6, 
1863,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  canceled  by  order 
of  the  President.  Died  at  Florence,  Ala.,  No 
vember  5,  1890. 

JOHN  T.  MORGAN.  Born  in  Athens,  Tenn,, 
June  24,  1824.  Appointed  from  Alabama  June 
6,  1863,  to  rank  from  same  date;  declined  ap 
pointment  July  14, 1863 ;  reappointed  November 
17,  1863,  to  rank  from  November  16,  1863 ;  con 
firmed  February  17,  1864 ;  paroled  at  Meridian, 
Miss.,  May  12, 1865.  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
June  11,  1907. 

MATT  W.  RANSOM.  Born  in  Warren  County, 
North  Carolina,  1826.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina  June  15,  1863,  to  rank  from  June  13, 
1863;  confirmed  February  16,  1864;  paroled  at 
Appornattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865. 
Died  in  North  Carolina,  October  8,  1904. 

ALFRED  M.  SCALES.  Born  in  Rockingham 
County,  North  Carolina,  November  26,  1827. 
Appointed  from  North  Carolina  June  15,  1863, 
to  rank  from  June  13, 1863 ;  confirmed  February 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY       107 

16,  1864;  no  record  of  final  capture  or  parole 
has  been  found.  Applied  for  amnesty  at 
Raleigh,  N.  C.,  June  22,  1866.  Died  February 
9,  1892. 

DOUGLAS  H.  COOPEK.  Appointed  from  Mis 
sissippi  June  23, 1863,  to  rank  from  May  2, 1863 ; 
confirmed  February  17,  1864 ;  no  record  of  final 
capture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  in 
Indian  Territory  in  1867. 

HENKY  H.  WALKER.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
July  1, 1863,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed 
February  17,  1864;  paroled  at  Richmond,  Va., 
May  7,  1865. 

FRANCIS  M.  COCKRELL.  Born  in  Johnson 
County,  Missouri,  October  1,  1834.  Appointed 
from  Missouri  July  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  July 
18,  1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864;  cap 
tured  at  Fort  Blakely,  Ala.,  April  9,  1865 ;  pa 
roled  at  Fort  Gaines,  Ala.,  May  14,  1865. 

JAMES  P.  MAJOR.  Appointed  from  Louisiana 
July  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  July  21,  1863;  con 
firmed  February  17,  1864;  paroled  at  New 
Iberia,  La.,  June  11,  1865.  Died  May  8,  1877. 

OTHO  F.  STRAHL.  Born  in  Ohio.  Appointed 
from  Tennessee  July  28,  1863,  to  rank  from 


108          GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

same  date ;  confirmed  January  25,  1864.    Killed 
in  action  at  Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30, 1864. 

JAMES  DESHLEK.  Born  in  Tuscumbia,  Ala., 
February  18,  1833.  Appointed  from  Alabama 
July  28,  1863,  to  rank  from  same  date.  Killed 
in  action  at  Chickamauga,  Ga.,  September  20, 
1863. 

SAMUEL  W.  FERGUSON.  Appointed  from  Mis 
sissippi  July  28,  1863,  to  rank  from  July  23, 
1863 ;  confirmed  February  17, 1864 ;  no  record  of 
final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found. 

LUNSFORD  L.  LOMAX.  Born  in  Newport,  E.  I. 
Appointed  from  Virginia  July  30,  1863,  to  rank 
from  July  23,  1863;  confirmed  February  17, 
1864;  appointed  Major  General,  Provisional 
Army,  with  temporary  rank,  August  10,  1864. 

LAWRENCE  S.  BAKER.  Born  in  Gates  County, 
North  Carolina,  May,  1830.  Appointed  from 
North  Carolina  July  30,  1863,  to  rank  from  July 
23,  1863 ;  confirmed  February  16,  1864 ;  paroled 
at  Ealeigh,  N.  C.,  May  8,  1865.  Died  at  Suffolk, 
Va.,  April  10,  1907. 

PHILIP  D.  EODDY.  Born  in  Moulton,  Lawrence 
County,  Ala.,  1820.  Appointed  from  Alabama 
August  3,  1863,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con- 


THE  CONFEDEKATE  AEMY       109 

firmed  January  25,  1864 ;  paroled  at  Courtland, 
Ala.,  on  or  about  May  17, 1865.  Died  in  London, 
England,  August,  1897. 

THOMAS  P.  DOCKEKY.  Appointed  from  Ar 
kansas  August  10, 1863,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  June  10,  1864;  paroled  in  Arkansas 
June,  1865.  Died  at  New  York  city,  February 

26,  1898. 

EPPA  HUNTON.  Born  in  Fauquier  County, 
Virginia,  September  23,  1823.  Appointed  from 
Virginia  August  12,  1863,  to  rank  from  August 
9,  1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864;  captured 
in  action  at  Sailor's  Creek,  Va.,  April  6,  1865; 
released  from  Fort  Warren,  Mass.,  July  24, 
1865.  Died  at  Eichmond,  Va.,  October  11,  1908. 

BENJAMIN  G.  HUMPHKEYS.  Born  in  Claiborne 
County,  Mississippi,  1808.  Appointed  from 
Mississippi  August  14,  1863,  to  rank  from 
August  12,  1863;  confirmed  January  25,  1864; 
paroled  at  Jackson,  Miss.,  May  15,  1865.  Died 
in  Leflore  County,  Mississippi,  December  22, 
1882. 

HENKY  B.  DAVIDSON.  Born  in  Tennessee.  Ap 
pointed  from  Tennessee  August  18, 1863,  to  rank 
from  same  date ;  confirmed  February  17,  1864 ; 
paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865. 


110          GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

HENEY  W.  ALLEN.  Born  in  Prince  Edward 
County,  Virginia,  April  29,  1820.  Appointed 
from  Louisiana  August  19,  1863,  to  rank  from 
same  date;  confirmed  January  25,  1864;  re 
signed  January  10, 1864.  Died  at  Sheffield,  Ala., 
November  1,  1894. 

CULLEST  A.  BATTLE.  Born  in  Powelton,  Ga., 
June  1, 1829.  Appointed  from  Alabama  August 
25,  1863,  to  rank  from  August  20,  1863;  con 
firmed  February  17,  1864;  paroled  at  Mont 
gomery,  Ala.,  May  16,  1865.  Died  at  Greens 
boro,  N.  C.,  April  8,  1905. 

WILLIAM  W.  KIBKLAND.  Appointed  from 
North  Carolina  August  31,  1863,  to  rank  from 
August  29,  1863;  confirmed  February  16,  1864; 
paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865. 

GOODE  BEYAN.  Born  in  Georgia.  Appointed 
from  Georgia  August  31,  1863,  to  rank  from 
August  29,  1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864; 
resigned  September  20,  1864.  Died . 

MATTHEW  C.  BUTLEE.  Born  near  Greenville, 
S.  C.,  March  6,  1836.  Appointed  from  South 
Carolina  September  2,  1863,  to  rank  from  Sep 
tember  1,  1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864; 
promoted  to  be  Major  General,  Provisional 
Army,  December  7,  1864,  to  rank  from  Septem- 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY       111 

ber  17,  1864.     Died  at  Columbia,  S.  C.,  April 
14, 1909. 

WILLIAMS  C.  WICKHAM.  Born  in  Richmond, 
Va.,  September  21,  1820.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia  September  2,  1863,  to  rank  from  Septem 
ber  1,  1863;  confirmed  January  25,  1864;  re 
signed  November  9,  1864.  Died  at  Richmond, 
Va.,  July  23,  1888. 

ROBEKT  D.  JOHNSTON.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina  September  2,  1863,  to  rank  from  Sep 
tember  1,  1863;  confirmed  February  16,  1864; 
paroled  at  Charlotte,  N.  C.,  May  13,  1865. 

WILLIAM  A.  QUARLES.  Appointed  from  Ten 
nessee  September  5,  1863,  to  rank  from  August 
25,  1863;  confirmed  January  25,  1864;  wounded 
in  action  at  Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30,  1864, 
and  subsequently  captured;  paroled  at  Nash 
ville,  Tenn.,  on  or  about  May  25,  1865.  Died  in 
Montgomery  County,  Tennessee,  January,  1894. 

ALEXANDER  W.  REYNOLDS.  Born  in  Clarke 
County,  Virginia,  August,  1817.  Appointed 
from  Virginia  September  17,  1863,  to  rank  from 
September  14,  1863;  confirmed  February  17, 
1864;  paroled  at  Athens,  Ga.,  on  or  about  May 
8,  1865.  Died  May  26,  1876. 

ABNER  PERRIN.    Born  in  Edgefield  District, 


112          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

South  Carolina,  1827.  Appointed  from  South 
Carolina  September  17,  1863,  to  rank  from  Sep 
tember  10,  1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864. 
Killed  in  action  at  Spottsylvania,  Va.,  May  12, 
1864. 

THOMAS  N.  WAUL.  Born  in  Sumter  District, 
South  Carolina,  January,  1815.  Appointed  from 
Texas  September  19,  1863,  to  rank  from  Sep 
tember  18,  1863;  confirmed  June  10,  1864;  in 
cluded  in  the  Canby-Smith  convention  of  May 
26,  1865,  but  no  record  of  his  personal  parole 
has  been  found.  Died  at  Greenville,  Tex.,  July, 
1903. 

EDMUND  W.  PETTUS.  Born  in  Limestone 
County,  Alabama,  July  6,  1821.  Appointed 
from  Alabama  September  19,  1863,  to  rank  from 
September  18,  1863;  confirmed  February  17, 
1864;  paroled  at  Salisbury,  N.  C.,  May  2,  1865. 
Died  at  Hot  Springs,  Ark.,  July  27,  1907. 

GABEIEL  C.  WHARTON.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia  September  25,  1863,  to  rank  from  July  8, 
1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864;  paroled  at 
Lynchburg,  Va.,  June  21,  1865.  Died  at  Rad- 
ford,  Va.,  May  11,  1906. 

WIRT  ADAMS.  Appointed  from  Mississippi 
September  28,  1863,  to  rank  from  September 


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25,  1863;  confirmed  January  25,  1864;  paroled 
at  Gainesville,  Ala.,  May  12,  1865.  Killed  at 
Jackson,  Miss.,  by  John  H.  Martin,  May  1,  1888. 

JAMES  B.  GORDON.  Born  in  Wilkesboro,  N.  C., 
November  2,  1822.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina  September  28, 1863,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  February  17,  1864.  Mortally 
wounded  in  action  at  Meadow  Bridge,  Va.,  May 
12, 1864. 

JAMES  A.  SMITH.  Appointed  from  Tennessee 
October  1,  1863,  to  rank  from  September  30, 
1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864;  paroled  at 
Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  at  Jack 
son,  Miss.,  December  6,  1901. 

JOSEPH  H.  LEWIS.  Born  in  Glasgow,  Barren 
County,  Ky.  Appointed  from  Kentucky  Octo 
ber  1,  1863,  to  rank  from  September  30,  1863 ; 
confirmed  January  25,  1864;  paroled  at  Wash 
ington,  Ga.,  May  9,  1865.  Died  at  Frankfort, 
Ky.,  July  6,  1904. 

MARK  P.  LOWREY.  Appointed  from  Missis 
sippi  October  6,  1863,  to  rank  from  October  4, 
1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864;  resigned 
March  14,  1865.  Died  at  Middleton,  Tenn., 
February  27,  1885. 

LEROY  A.  STAFFORD.    Appointed  from  Loui- 


114          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

siana  October  8,  1863,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  January  25,  1864.  Mortally  wounded 
in  action  at  the  Wilderness,  Va.,  May  5,  1864. 

THOMAS  L.  ROSSER.  Born  in  Campbell  County, 
Virginia,  October  15,  1836.  Appointed  from 
Texas  October  10, 1863,  to  rank  from  September 
28,  1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864;  ap 
pointed  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  with 
temporary  rank,  November  4, 1864,  to  rank  from 
November  1,  1864.  Died  near  Charlottesville, 
Va.,  March  29, 1910. 

PIERCE  M.  B.  YOUNG.  Born  at  Spartanburg, 
S.  C.,  November  15,  1839.  Appointed  from 
Georgia  October  10, 1863,  to  rank  from  Septem 
ber  28,  1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864;  ap 
pointed  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  with 
temporary  rank,  January  28, 1865,  to  rank  from 
December  30,  1864.  Died  in  New  York  city, 
July  6,  1896. 

EDWARD  HIGGINS.  Appointed  from  Louisiana 
November  2,  1863,  to  rank  from  October  29, 
1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864;  no  record 
of  final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died 


JOHN  H.  KELLY.    Born  at  Carrollton,  Pickens 
County,  Ala.,  March  31,  1840.    Appointed  from 


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Alabama  November  17,  1863,  to  rank  from  No 
vember  16,  1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864. 
Killed  in  action  near  Franklin,  Tenn.,  August 
20, 1864. 

WILLIAM  Y.  C.  HUMES.  Appointed  from  Ten 
nessee  November  17, 1863,  to  rank  from  Novem 
ber  16,  1863;  confirmed  January  25,  1864;  in 
cluded  in  the  Sherman-Johnston  convention  of 
April  26,  1865,  but  no  record  of  his  personal 
parole  has  been  found. 

CLAUDIUS  C.  WILSON.  Appointed  from  Geor 
gia  November  18,  1863,  to  rank  from  November 
16,  1863;  confirmed  February  17,  1864.  Died 
November  24, 1863. 

JESSE  J.  FINLEY.  Born  in  Wilson  County, 
Tenn.,  November  18,  1812.  Appointed  from 
Florida  November  18,  1863,  to  rank  from  No 
vember  16,  1863 ;  confirmed  February  17,  1864 ; 
paroled  at  Quincy,  Fla,,  May  23,  1865.  Died  at 
Lake  City,  Fla.,  May  6,  1904. 

JAMES  H.  CLANTON.  Born  in  Columbia 
County,  Georgia,  January  8,  1827.  Appointed 
from  Alabama  November  18,  1863,  to  rank  from 
November  16,  1863;  confirmed  February  17, 
1864;  paroled  at  Mobile,  Ala.,  May  25,  1865. 
Killed  at  Knoxville,  Tenn.,  in  private  feud,  Sep 
tember  27,  1871. 


116          GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

ALFEED  J.  VAUGHAN,  JK.  Born  in  Dinwiddie 
County,  Virginia,  May  10,  1830.  Appointed 
from  Tennessee  November  21,  1863,  to  rank 
from  November  18,  1863;  confirmed  February 
17,  1864;  paroled  at  Gainesville,  Ala.,  May  10, 
1865.  Died  in  Indianapolis,  Ind.,  October  1, 
1899. 

GEOKGE  B.  HODGE.  Born  in  Fleming  County, 
Kentucky,  April,  1828.  Appointed  from  Ken 
tucky  November  21,  1863,  to  rank  from  Novem 
ber  20,  1863 ;  Senate  refused  to  confirm  Febru 
ary  17, 1864 ;  reappointed  August  4,  1864,  under 
act  of  October  13,  1862.  Died  in  Florida. 

EGBERT  V.  RICHARDSON.  Appointed  from  Ten 
nessee  December  3,  1863,  to  rank  from  Decem 
ber  1,  1863;  nomination  returned  by  the  Senate 
to  the  President,  February  9,  1864.  Died  -  -. 

CLEMENT  H.  STEVENS.  Born  in  Norwich, 
Conn.,  August  14,  1821.  Appointed  from  South 
Carolina  February  1,  1864,  to  rank  from  Janu 
ary  20,  1864.  Killed  in  action  at  Peach  Tree 
Creek,  Ga.,  July  20,  1864. 

LAWRENCE  S.  Ross.  Born  in  Brentonsport, 
la.,  September  27, 1838.  Appointed  from  Texas 
February  5,  1864,  to  rank  from  December  21, 
1863 ;  confirmed  February  5,  1864 ;  no  record  of 


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final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found ;  applied 
for  amnesty  at  Austin,  Tex.,  August  4,  1865. 
Died  at  College  Station,  Tex.,  January  3,  1898. 

DANIEL  C.  GOVAN.  Appointed  from  Arkansas 
February  5,  1864,  to  rank  from  December  29, 
1863;  confirmed  February  5,  1864;  paroled  at 
Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865. 

V 

JOSEPH  0.  SHELBY.  Born  in  Lexington,  Ky., 
1831.  Appointed  from  Missouri  February  5, 
1864,  to  rank  from  December  15,  1863;  con 
firmed  February  5,- 1864;  included  in  the  Canby- 
Smith  convention  of  May  26,  1865,  but  went  to 
Mexico  without  waiting  for  his  personal  parole. 
Died  near  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  February  13,  1897. 

NATHANIEL  H.  HAKKIS.  Appointed  from  Mis 
sissippi  February  17,  1864,  to  rank  from  Janu 
ary  20,  1864;  confirmed  February  17,  1864;  pa 
roled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April 
9,  1865.  Died  at  Worcester,  England,  August 
22, 1900. 

ALLEN  THOMAS.  Appointed  from  Louisiana 
February  17,  1864,  to  rank  from  February  4, 
1864;  confirmed  February  17,  1864;  paroled  at 
Natchitoches,  La.,  June  8,  1865.  Died  at  Wave- 
land,  Miss.,  December  4,  1907. 

ALEXANDEK  T.  HAWTHOKN.     Appointed  from 


118          GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

Arkansas  February  23,  1864,  to  rank  from  Feb 
ruary  18,  1864;  confirmed  May  11,  1864;  in 
cluded  in  the  Canby-Smith  convention  of  May 
26,  1865,  but  no  record  of  his  personal  parole 
has  been  found.  Died  at  Dallas,  Tex.,  May  31, 
1899. 

EGBERT  C.  TYLEK.  Born  in  Baltimore,  Md. 
Appointed  from  Tennessee  March  5,  1864,  to 
rank  from  February  23,  1864;  confirmed  June 
9,  1864.  Killed  in  action  at  West  Point,  Ga., 
April  16, 1865. 

CLAUDIUS  W.  SEARS.  Appointed  from  Missis 
sippi  March  7,  1864,  to  rank  from  March  1, 
1864;  confirmed  May  11,  1864;  captured  near 
Pulaski,  Tenn.,  December  21,  1864;  paroled  at 
Nashville,  Tenn.,  June  23, 1865.  Died  at  Oxford, 
Miss.,  February  15,  1891. 

WILLIAM  F.  TUCKER.  Appointed  from  Missis 
sippi  March  7, 1864,  to  rank  from  March  1, 1864 ; 
confirmed  May  11,  1864;  paroled  at  Jackson, 
Miss.,  May  15,  1865.  Assassinated  at  Okolono, 
Miss.,  September  15, 1881. 

ALPHEUS  BAKER.  Born  at  Clover  Hill,  Abbe 
ville  District,  S.  C.,  May  28,  1828.  Appointed 
from  Alabama  March  7,  1864,  to  rank  from 
March  5,  1864;  confirmed  May  11,  1864;  no  rec- 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY       119 

ord  of  final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found. 
Died-   -. 

JOHN  B.  CLAKK,  JK.  Born  in  Fayette,  Mo., 
January  14,  1831.  Appointed  from  Missouri 
March  12,  1864,  to  rank  from  March  6,  1864; 
confirmed  May  11,  1864;  paroled  at  Shreveport, 
La.,  June  7,  1865.  Died  in  Washington,  D.  C., 
September  7,  1903. 

JAMES  CHESNUT,  JK.  Born  in  Camden,  S.  C., 
1815.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina  April 
23,  1864,  to  rank  from  same  date;  confirmed 
June  9,  1864;  included  in  the  Sherman- Johnston 
convention  of  April  26,  1865,  but  no  record  of 
his  personal  parole  has  been  found.  Died  Feb 
ruary  12,  1865. 

STAND  WATIE.  Born  in  Cherokee  (now  Rome, 
Ga.),  1815.  Appointed  from  Indian  Territory 
May  10,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  6,  1864;  in 
cluded  in  the  Canby-Smith  convention  of  May 
26,  1865,  but  no  record  of  his  personal  parole 
has  been  found.  Died  August,  1867. 

CLEMENT  A.  EVANS.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
May  20,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  19,  1864;  con 
firmed  May  20,  1864;  paroled  at  Appomattox 
Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865.  Died  at  At 
lanta,  Ga.,  July  2,  1911. 


120          GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

JOHN  McCAusLAND.  Born  in  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
September  13,  1837.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
May  24,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  18,  1864  f  con 
firmed  May  24,  1864 ;  paroled  at  Charleston,  W. 
Va.,  May  22,  1865. 

THOMAS  M.  SCOTT.  Appointed  from  Loui 
siana  May  24,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  10,  1864 ; 
confirmed  May  24,  1864 ;  no  record  of  final  cap 
ture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  -  — . 

SAMUEL  J.  GHOLSON.  Born  in  Madison 
County,  Kentucky,  May  19,  1808.  Appointed 
from  Mississippi  June  1,  1864,  to  rank  from 
May  6,  1864 ;  confirmed  June  1, 1864 ;  paroled  at 
Meridian,  Miss.,  May  14,  1865.  Died  in  Aber 
deen,  Miss. 

BRYAN  GRIMES.  Born  at  Grimesland,  Pitt 
County,  N.  C.,  November  2,  1828.  Appointed 
from  North  Carolina  June  1, 1864,  to  rank  from 
May  19, 1864 ;  confirmed  June  1, 1864 ;  promoted 
to  be  Major  General,  Provisional  Army,  Febru 
ary  23,  1865,  to  rank  from  February  15,  1865. 
Died  at  Charlotte,  N.  C.,  February  3, 1895. 

RUFUS  BARRINGER.  Born  in  Cabarrus  County, 
North  Carolina,  December  2,  1821.  Appointed 
from  North  Carolina  June  1,  1864,  to  rank  from 
same  date;  confirmed  June  1,  1864;  captured 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY       121 

at  Namozine  Church,  Va.,  April  3,  1865;  re 
leased  from  Fort  Delaware,  Del.,  July  24,  1865. 
Died  at  Charlotte,  N.  C.,  February  3, 1895. 

JOHN  BRATTON.  Born  at  Winnsborough,  S.  C., 
March  7,  1831.  Appointed  from  South  Caro 
lina  June  9,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  6,  1864; 
confirmed  June  9,  1864 ;  paroled  at  Appomattox 
Court  House,  Va.,  April  9, 1865.  Died  at  Winns 
borough,  S.  C.,  February,  1898. 

MARTIN  W.  GARY.  Born  at  Cokesbury,  Abbe 
ville  County,  S.  C.,  1831.  Appointed  from  South 
Carolina  June  14,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  19, 
1864;  confirmed  June  14,  1864;  no  record  of 
final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died 
April,  1881. 

HYLAN  B.  LYON.  Born  in  Kentucky,  1836. 
Appointed  from  Kentucky  June  14,  1864,  to 
rank  from  same  date,  as  was  also  confirmation ; 
no  record  of  final  capture  or  parole  has  been 
found.  Died  at  Eddyville,  Ky.,  April  25,  1907. 

WILLIAM  L.  BRANDON.  Appointed  from  Mis 
sissippi  June  18,  1864,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  January  17,  1865;  paroled  at  Meri 
dian,  Miss.,  May  10,  1865.  Died  in  Wilkerson 
County,  Mississippi,  January  8, 1890. 

PHILIP  COOK.    Born  in  Twiggs  County,  Geor- 


122          GENEKAL  OFFICERS  OF 

gia,  July  30,  1817.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
August  8,  1864,  to  rank  from  August  5,  1864; 
confirmed  February  3, 1865 ;  wounded  in  assault 
on  Fort  Stedman,  Va.,  March  25, 1865 ;  captured 
in  hospital  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  April  3,  1865; 
paroled  at  Petersburg,  Va.,  on  or  about  July 
30, 1865.  Died  at  Atlanta,  Ga. 

ARCHIBALD  C.  GODWIN.  Born  in  Norfolk 
County,  Virginia.  Appointed  from  North  Caro 
lina  August  9, 1864,  to  rank  from  August  5, 1864. 
Killed  in  action  at  Winchester,  Va.,  September 
19, 1864. 

Lucius  J.  GARTRELL.  Born  in  Wilkes  County, 
Georgia,  January  7,  1821.  Appointed  from 
Georgia  August  23,  1864,  to  rank  from  August 
22,  1864;  confirmed  January  17,  1865;  paroled 
at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  May  8,  1865.  Died  at  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  April  7, 1891. 

BASIL  W.  DUKE.  Appointed  from  Kentucky 
September  19,  1864,  to  rank  from  September 
15,  1864 ;  confirmed  January  17,  1865 ;  no  record 
of  final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found. 

PATRICK  T.  MOORE.  Born  in  Galway,  Ireland, 
September  22,  1821.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
September  23,  1864,  to  rank  from  September 
20,  1864;  confirmed  January  17,  1865;  paroled 


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at  Manchester,  Va.,  April  30,  1865.    Died  Feb 
ruary  20,  1883. 

EDWIN  G.  LEE.  Born  in  Leeland,  Va.,  May 
25,  1835.  Appointed  from  Virginia  September 

23,  1864,  to   rank  from   September  20,   1864; 
nomination  rejected  by  the  Senate  February 

24,  1865.    Died  -    -. 

DAVID  A.  WEISIGEE.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
November  1,  1864,  to  rank  from  July  30,  1864; 
confirmed  February  3,  1865;  paroled  at  Appo- 
mattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865.  Died 
at  Richmond,  Va.,  February  23, 1899. 

PETEB  B.  STAEKE.  Appointed  from  Missis 
sippi  December  26, 1864,  to  rank  from  November 
4,  1864;  confirmed  December  26,  1864;  paroled 
at  Gainesville,  Ala.,  May  12,  1865.  Died  at 
Brunswick,  Va.,  1888. 

JAMES  E.  HARRISON.  Appointed  from  Texas 
January  16,  1865.  to  rank  from  December  22, 
1864;  confirmed  January  6,  1865;  paroled  at 
Houston,  Tex.,  June  28,  1865.  Died . 

WILLIAM  A.  JACKSON.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia  January  12,  1865,  to  rank  from  December 
19,  1864;  confirmed  January  12,  1865;  paroled 
at  Brownsville,  Tex.,  July  26,  1865.  Died . 


124          GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

RICHARD  L.  T.  BEALE.  Born  at  Hickory  Hill, 
Westmoreland  County,  Va.,  May  22,  1819.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  January  13, 1865,  to  rank 
from  January  6,  1865 ;  confirmed  January  13, 
1865 ;  paroled  at  Ashland,  Va.,  April  27,  1865. 
Died  in  Westmoreland  County,  Virginia,  April 
19,  1893. 

GEORGE  G.  DIBRELL.  Born  in  White  County, 
Tennessee,  April  12,  1822.  Appointed  from 
Tennessee  January  28,  1865,  to  rank  from  July 
26,  1864;  confirmed  January  28,  1865;  paroled 
at  Washington,  Ga.,  May  9,  1865.  Died  at 
Sparta,  Tenn.,  May  9,  1888. 

WILLIAM  McCoMB.  Born  in  Pennsylvania. 
Appointed  from  Tennessee  February  13,  1865, 
to  rank  from  January  20,  1865 ;  confirmed  Feb 
ruary  13,  1865;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court 
House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865. 

ROBERT  LOWRY.  Born  in  South  Carolina.  Ap 
pointed  from  Mississippi  February  13,  1865,  to 
rank  from  February  4,  1865 ;  confirmed  Febru 
ary  13, 1865 ;  paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May 
1,  1865. 

JAMES  P.  SIMMS.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
February  18,  1865,  to  rank  from  December  8, 
1864;  confirmed  February  18,  1865;  captured 


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in  action  at  Sailor's  Creek,  Va.,  April  6,  1865; 
released  from  Fort  Warren,  Mass.,  July  24, 
1865. 

WILLIAM  E.  PECK.  Appointed  from  Loui 
siana  February  22,  1865,  to  rank  from  February 
18,  1865 ;  confirmed  February  22,  1865 ;  paroled 
at  Vicksburg,  Miss.,  June  6,  1865.  Died . 

WILLIAM  H.  FOENEY.  Born  at  Lincolnton,  N. 
C.,  November  9,  1823.  Appointed  from  Ala 
bama  February  23, 1865,  to  rank  from  February 
15,  1865 ;  confirmed  February  23,  1865 ;  paroled 
at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865. 
Died  at  Jacksonville,  Ala.,  January  16,  1894. 

THOMAS  M.  LOGAN.  Born  at  Charleston,  S. 
C.,  November  3,  1840.  Appointed  from  South 
Carolina  February  23,  1865,  to  rank  from  Feb 
ruary  15,  1865;  confirmed  February  23,  1865; 
paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1, 1865. 

WILLIAM  P.  EOBEKTS.  Born  in  Gates  County, 
North  Carolina,  July  11,  1841.  Appointed  from 
North  Carolina  February  23, 1865,  to  rank  from 
February  21,  1865;  confirmed  February  23, 
3  865 ;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va., 
April  9,  1865.  Died  at  Norfolk,  Va.,  March  28, 
1910. 

TYREE  H.  BELL.    Appointed  from  Tennessee 


126          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

March  2,  1865,  to  rank  from  February  28,  1865 ; 
confirmed  March  2, 1866 ;  paroled  at  Gainesville, 
Ala.,  May  10,  1865.  Died  at  New  Orleans,  La., 
August  31, 1902. 

ALEXANDER  W.  CAMPBELL.  Appointed  from 
Tennessee  March  2,  1865,  to  rank  from  March 
1,  1865;  confirmed  March  2,  1865;  paroled  at 
Gainesville,  Ala.,  May  11,  1865.  Died  at  Jack 
son,  Tenn.,  June  14. 1893. 

ELLISON  CAPERS.  Born  at  Charleston,  S.  C., 
October  14,  1837.  Appointed  from  South  Caro 
lina  March  2,  1865,  to  rank  from  March  1,  1865 ; 
confirmed  March  2,  1865 ;  no  record  of  final  cap 
ture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  at  Colum 
bia,  S.  C.,  April  22,  1908. 

YOUNG  M.  MOODY.  Born  in  Chesterfield 
County,  Virginia,  June  23,  1822.  Appointed 
from  Alabama  March  13,  1865,  to  rank  from 
March  4,  1865 ;  confirmed  March  13,  1865 ;  pa 
roled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April 
9, 1865. 

WILLIAM  F.  PERRY.  Born  in  Jackson  County, 
Georgia,  1823.  Appointed  from  Alabama  March 
16,  1865,  to  rank  from  February  21,  1865 ;  con 
firmed  March  16,  1865 ;  paroled  at  Appomattox 
Court  House,  Va,,  April  9,  1865.  Died  at  Bowl 
ing  Green,  Ky.,  December  18,  1901. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY       127 

WALTER  P.  LANE.  Appointed  from  Texas 
March  18,  1865,  to  rank  from  March  17,  1865 ; 
confirmed  March  18,  1865 ;  included  in  the 
Canby-Smith  convention  of  May  26, 1865,  but  no 
record  of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found. 
Died . 

WILLIAM  P.  HARDEMAN.  Appointed  from 
Texas  March  18,  1865,  to  rank  from  March  17, 
1865 ;  confirmed  March  18,  1865 ;  included  in  the 
Canby-Smith  convention  of  May  26,  1865,  but 
no  record  of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found. 
Died  at  Austin,  Tex.,  April  8, 1898. 

RICHARD  WATERHOUSE.  Appointed  from 
Texas  March  18,  1865,  to  rank  from  March  17, 
1865;  confirmed  March  18,  1865;  included  in 
the  Canby-Smith  convention  of  May  26,  1865, 
but  no  record  of  his  personal  parole  has  been 
found.  Died  at  Waco,  Tex.,  1876. 

RICHARD  M.  GANO.  Appointed  from  Texas 
March  18,  1865,  to  rank  from  March  17,  1865 ; 
confirmed  March  18,  1865;  included  in  the 
Canby-Smith  convention  of  May  26,  1865,  but 
no  record  of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found. 

HENRY  GRAY.  Appointed  from  Louisiana 
March  18,  1865,  to  rank  from  March  17,  1865 ; 
confirmed  March  18,  1865;  included  in  the 


128          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

Canby- Smith  convention  of  May  26, 1865,  but  no 
record  of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found. 
Died . 

THEODOKE  W.  BKEVAED.  Appointed  from 
Florida  March  28,  1865,  to  rank  from  March 
22,  1865;  no  record  of  final  capture  or  parole 
has  been  found.  Died  at  Tallahassee,  Fla., 
June  20,  1882. 


THE   CONFEDERATE   AEMY      129 


BRIGADIER   GENERALS* 

(For  Service  with  Volunteer  Troops,  with 
Temporary  Rank) 

WILLIAM  D.  PENDER.  Born  in  Edgecombe 
County,  North  Carolina,  February  6,  1834.  Ap 
pointed  Brigadier  General,  from  North  Caro 
lina,  Provisional  Army,  July  22,  1862,  to  rank 
from  June  3,  1862.  Died  July  18,  1863,  from 
wounds  received  at  Gettysburg.  (*v  emoted 

2.7, 


GEOEGE  B.  COSBY.  Born  in  Kentucky.  Ap 
pointed  from  Kentucky,  to  be  Brigadier  Gen 
eral,  Provisional  Army,  April  23,  1863,  to  rank 
from  January  20,  1863.  Died  at  Oakland,  Gal., 
June  29,  1909. 


FRANK  C.  ARMSTRONG.    Appointed  from  Ar 

kansas,  Brigadier  General,  Provisional  Army, 
-  to3)~ 


*Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  May  21,  1861, 
as  follows  : 

"That  the  President  shall  be  authorized  to  confer  tem 
porary  rank  and  command,  for  service  with  volunteer  troops, 
on  officers  of  the  Confederate  Army;  the  same  to  be  held 
without  prejudice  to  their  positions  in  said  army,  and  to 
have  effect  only  to  the  extent  and  according  to  the  assign 
ment  made  in  general  order." 


130          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 


April  23,  1863,  to  rank  from  January  20,  1863. 
«    ' 


GEOKGE  W.  CUSTIS  LEE.  Born  at  Arlington, 
Va.  Appointed  from  Virginia,  (Major  Gen 
eral,  Provisional  Army,  with  temporary  rank, 
October  20,  1864,)to  rank  from  June  25,  1863. 

HENRY  H.  WALKEK.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia,  Brigadier  General,  Provisional  Army, 
July  1,  1863,  to  rank  from  date  of  appointment. 

(See  P.  107) 

JAMES  DEARING.  Appointed  Brigadier  Gen 
eral,  Provisional  Army,  April  29,  1864,  to  rank 
from  date  of  appointment;  paroled  at  Lynch- 
burg,  Va.,  April  14  or  15,  1865;  wounded  at 
High  Bridge. 

BRYAN  M.  THOMAS.  Born  in  Georgia.  Ap 
pointed  from  Georgia,  Brigadier  General,  Pro 
visional  Army,  August  4,  1864,  to  rank  from 
date  of  appointment  ;  captured  in  action  at  Fort 
Blakely,  Ala.,  April  9,  1865;  no  record  of  his 
personal  parole  has  been  found.  Died  at  Dai- 
ton,  Ga.,  July  16,  1905. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY       131 


BRIGADIER  GENERALS  OF  ARTILLERY* 

(Provisional  Army) 

AKMISTEAD  L.  LONG.  Born  in  Campbell 
County,  Virginia,  September  13,  1837.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  September  21,  1863,  to 
rank  from  same  date;  confirmed  February  17, 
1864 ;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va., 
April  9,  1865.  Died  at  Charlottesville,  Va., 
April,  1891. 

EDWAKD  P.  ALEXANDEB.  Born  in  Georgia. 
Appointed  from  Georgia  March  1,  1864,  to  rank 
from  February  26,  1864;  confirmed  May  28, 
1864 ;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va., 
April  9,  1865.  Died  at  Savannah,  Ga.,  April  26, 
1910. 

R.    LINDSAY   WALKEE.     Born   in   Albemarle 


*Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  January  22,  as 
follows : 

"That  the  President  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to 
appoint  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  Congress,  in 
the  provisional  army,  and  in  the  volunteer  corps,  officers  of 
artillery,  above  the  rank  of  captain,  without  reference  to 
the  number  of  batteries  under  the  actual  command  of  the 
officers  so  appointed,  not  to  exceed  in  number,  however,  one 
brigadier  general  for  over  eighty  guns." 


132          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

County,  Virginia,  May  29,  1827.  Appointed 
from  Virginia  March  lr  1865,  to  rank  from  Feb 
ruary  18,  1865;  confirmed  March  1,  1865;  pa 
roled  at  Eichmond,  Va.,  May  8,  1865.  Died  in 
Fluvanna  County,  Virginia,  June  7, 1890. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY       133 


BRIGADIER   GENERALS* 

(Provisional  Army) 

JOHN  D.  IMBODEN.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
April  13,  1863,  to  rank  from  January  28,  1863 ; 
confirmed  April  13, 1863 ;  no  record  of  final  cap 
ture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  at  Abing- 
don,  Va.,  August  15, 1895. 

ADAM  R.  JOHNSON.  Appointed  from  Ken 
tucky  September  6,  1864,  to  rank  from  June  1, 
3864;  retired  from  active  service  March  23, 
1865;  applied  for  amnesty  and  took  oath  of 
allegiance  to  United  States  at  Henderson,  Ky., 
July  28,  1865.  Died  from  wounds  in  Trigg 
County,  Kentucky. 


*Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  October  11,  1862, 
as  follows : 

"Sec.  2.  That  the  President  may,  in  cases  when  in  his 
opinion  the  public  interest  requires  that  he  should  do  so, 
appoint  major  and  brigadier  generals  with  their  appropriate 
staff,  and  also  the  field,  company,  and  staff  officers  to  regi 
ments,  fields,  and  battalions,  companies  or  squadrons,  before 
the  same  are  organized,  by  and  with  the  advice  and  consent 
of  the  Senate,  and  if  said  regiments,  battalions,  companies 
or  squadrons  are  not  reported  as  complete  within  a  reason 
able  time,  the  President  may,  in  his  discretion,  vacate  the 
commissions  of  said  officers." 


134          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 


BRIGADIER    GENERAL* 
(Provisional  Army) 

ISAAC  M.  ST.  JOHN.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
February  16,  1865,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to 
rank  from  date  of  appointment;  no  record  of 
final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died 
April  7, 1880. 


*  Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  February  11, 
1865,  as  follows: 

"That  the  President  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized  to 
appoint,  by  and  with  the  consent  of  the  Senate,  a  com 
missary  general,  with  the  rank,  pay  and  allowances  of  a 
brigadier  general  in  the  provisional  army." 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  ARMY       135 

BRIGADIER    GENERALS* 

(Special,  Provisional  Army} 

CARNOT  POSEY.  Born  in  Wilkinson  County, 
Mississippi,  August,  1813.  Appointed  from 
Mississippi  November  1,  1862,  to  rank  from 
same  date;  confirmed  April  22,  1863.  Died  at 
Charlottesville,  Va.,  November  13,  1863,  of 
wounds  received  in  action  at  Bristoe  Station, 
Va.,  October  14,  1863. 

Lucius  B.  NOKTHKOP.  Born  at  Charleston, 
S.  C.,  September  8, 1811.  Appointed  from  South 
Carolina,  to  rank  from  November  26, 1864,  Com 
missary  General  of  Subsistence;  arrested  at 
Raleigh,  N.  C.,  June  30,  1865,  by  order  of  U.  S. 
authorities;  released  on  conditional  parole  at 
Richmond,  Va.,  under  War  Department  order 
of  October  31,  1865.  Died  at  Baltimore,  Md., 
February  9,  1894. 

JAMES  M.  GOGGIN.    Appointed  from  Virginia, 


*  Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  October  13, 
1862,  as  follows: 

"That  the  President  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized,  by 
and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate,  to  appoint 
twenty  general  officers  in  the  provisional  army,  and  to  assign 
them  to  such  appropriate  duties  as  he  may  deem  expedient." 


136          GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

to  rank  from  December  4,  1864;  appointment 
canceled. 

EOBEET  H.  CHILTON.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia  October  20,  1862,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
nomination  rejected  by  the  Senate,  April  11, 
1863;  reappointed.  Died  at  Columbus,  Ga., 
February  18,  1879. 

JOHN  E.  CHAMBLISS,  JE.  Born  in  Hicksford, 
Greenville  County,  Va.,  January  23,  183 — .  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  January  27,  1864,  to  rank 
from  December  19,  1863 ;  confirmed  January  27, 
1864.  Killed  in  action  at  Deep  Creek,  Va., 
August  16,  1864. 

EANDALL  L.  GIBSON.  Born  in  Spring  Hill,  Ky., 
September  10, 1832.  Appointed  from  Louisiana 
February  1,  1864,  to  rank  from  January  11, 
1864;  confirmed  February  1,  1864;  paroled  at 
Meridian,  Miss.,  May  14,  1865.  Died  at  Hot 
Springs,  Ark.,  December  15, 1892. 

WILLIAM  W.  ALLEN.  Born  at  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  1835.  Appointed  from  Alabama  March  1, 
1864,  to  rank  from  February  26, 1864 ;  confirmed 
June  9,  1864;  paroled  at  Charlotte,  N.  C.,  May 
3,  1865.  Died  at  Sheffield,  Ala.,  November  21, 
1894.  &et?  P-  **") 

HIEAM  B.  GEANBEBEY.   Appointed  from  Texas 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY       137 

March  5,  1864,  to  rank  from  February  29,  1864; 
confirmed  May  11,  1864.  Killed  in  action  at 
Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30,  1864. 

EICHAKD  L.  PAGE.  Born  in  Clarke  County, 
Virginia,  1807.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
March  7, 1864,  to  rank  from  March  1, 1864 ;  con 
firmed  June  9,  1864;  captured  at  Fort  Morgan, 
Ala.,  August  23,  1864;  released  from  Fort  Dela 
ware,  Del.,  July  24,  1865.  Died  at  Hagerstown, 
Md.,  August  9, 1901. 

DANIEL  H.  REYNOLDS.  Born  in  Centerburg, 
Knox  County,  0.,  December  24, 1826.  Appointed 
from  Arkansas  March  12,  1864,  to  rank  from 
March  5, 1864;  confirmed  May  16, 1864;  paroled 
at  Charlottesville,  Va.,  May  29,  1865.  Died  at 
Lake  Village,  Ark.,  March  14,  1902. 

WILLIAM  TERRY.  Born  in  Amherst  County, 
Virginia,  August  14,  1824.  Appointed  from 
Virginia  May  20,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  19, 
1864;  confirmed  May  20,  1864;  no  record  of 
final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died 
near  Wytheville,  Va.,  September  12,  1888. 

BIRKETT  D.  FRY.  Born  in  Virginia,  June  24, 
3822.  Appointed  from  Alabama  May  24,  1864, 
and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank  from  date  of 
appointment ;  included  in  the  Sherman- Johnston 


138          GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

convention  of  April  26, 1865,  but  no  record  of  his 
personal  parole  has  been  found.  Died  at  Rich 
mond,  Ya.,  February  5,  1891. 

STEPHEN  ELLIOTT,  JK.  Born  in  Beaufort,  S.C., 
1832.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina  May 
28,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  24,  1864;  confirmed 
May  28,  1864;  included  in  the  Sherman- John 
ston  convention  of  April  26,  1865,  but  no  record 
of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found.  Died  of 
wounds  received  in  front  of  Petersburg,  Va. 

JAMES  CONNOK.  Born  in  Charleston,  S.  C. 
Appointed  from  South  Carolina  June  1,  1864, 
and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank  from  date  of 
appointment;  included  in  the  Sherman- John 
ston  convention  of  April  26,  1865,  but  no  record 
of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found.  Died  at 
Richmond,  Va.,  January  26,  1883. 

JOHN  S.  PKESTON.  Born  near  Abingdon,  Va., 
April  20, 1809.  Appointed  from  South  Carolina 
June  10,  1864,  and  confirmed  same  day,  to  rank 
from  date  of  appointment;  no  record  of  final 
capture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  May  1, 
1881. 

SAMUEL  BENTON.  Appointed  from  Mississippi 
July  26, 1864,  to  rank  from  same  date.  Mortally 
wounded  in  action  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  July  28, 1864. 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  ARMY       139 

GEOEGE  B.  HODGE.  Born  in  Fleming  County, 
Kentucky,  April,  1828.  Appointed  from  Ken 
tucky  August  4,  1864,  to  rank  from  August  2, 
1864;  nomination  rejected  by  the  Senate,  Feb 
ruary  8,  1865;  paroled  as  a  Brigadier  General 
at  Meridian,  Miss.,  May  10,  1865.  Died  in 
Florida. 

WALTER  H.  STEVENS.  Born  in  Penn  Yan, 
N.  Y.,  August  24,  1827.  Appointed  from  Texas 
September  2,  1864,  to  rank  from  August  28, 
1864;  confirmed  January  17,  1865;  paroled  at 
Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April  9,  1865. 
Died  at  Vera  Cruz,  Mexico,  November  12, 
1867. 

WILLIAM  H.  PAYNE.  Born  in  Clifton,  Va., 
January  27,  1830.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
November  5,  1864,  to  rank  from  November  1, 
1864 ;  confirmed  January  17,  1865 ;  captured  at 
Warrenton  Ford,  Va.,  April  15,  1865;  released 
from  Johnson's  Island,  0.,  May  29,  1865.  Died 
at  Washington,  D.  C.,  May  29, 1904. 

WILLIAM  McEAE.  Born  in  Wilmington,  N.  C., 
September  9,  1834.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina  November  5,  1864,  to  rank  from  No 
vember  4,  1864;  confirmed  January  17,  1865; 
paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April 

9,1865.    (Seep-  t*3) 


140          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

JOSIAH  GOKGAS.  Born  in  Dauphin  County, 
Pennsylvania,  July  1,  1818.  Appointed  from 
Alabama  November  19,  1864,  to  rank  from  No 
vember  10,  1864 ;  confirmed  November  19,  1864 ; 
Chief  of  Ordnance;  no  record  of  final  capture 
or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  at  Tuscaloosa, 
Ala.,  May  15,  1883. 

COLLETT  LEVENTHOKPE.  Born  in  Exmouth, 
Devonshire,  England,  May  15,  1815.  Appointed 
from  North  Carolina  February  18,  1865,  to 
rank  from  February  3,  1865 ;  confirmed  Febru 
ary  18,  1865;  declined  appointment  March  6, 
1865.  Died  December  1, 1889. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY       141 


BRIGADIER    GENERALS* 
(With  Temporary  Rank,  Provisional  Army) 

JAMES  B.  TEKKILL.  Born  at  Warm  Springs, 
Bath  County,  Va.,  February  20,  1838.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  June  1,  1864,  to  rank 
from  May  31,  1864;  confirmed  May  31,  1864. 
Killed  in  action  near  Bethesda  Church,  Va., 
May  30, 1864. 

WILLIAM  R.  Cox.  Born  at  Scotland  Neck, 
Halifax  County,  N.  C.,  March  11,  1832.  Ap 
pointed  from  North  Carolina  June  2,  1864,  to 
rank  from  May  31, 1864 ;  confirmed  June  2, 1864 ; 
paroled  at  Appomattox  Court  House,  Va.,  April 
9, 1865. 

THOMAS   F.   TOON.     Appointed  from  North 


*Authorized  by  Act  of  Congress  approved  May  31,  1864, 
as  follows : 

"That  the  President  be,  and  he  is  hereby,  authorized,  by 
and  with  the  advice  and  consent  of  the  Senate,  to  appoint 
temporary  officers  of  the  rank  of  brigadier  general,  major 
general,  lieutenant  general,  or  general  of  the  provisional 
army,  and  assign  them  to  any  appropriate  command. 

"Sec.  2.  That  the  said  officers,  so  appointed,  shall  hold 
only  their  said  rank  and  their  said  command  for  such  time 
as  the  temporary  exigency  may  require,  at  the  expiration  of 
which  time  they  shall  resume  their  previous  permanent  rank 
and  command." 


142          GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

Carolina  June  2,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  31, 
1864;  confirmed  June  2,  1864;  reverted  to  rank 
of  Colonel,  20th  N.  C.  Infantry,  August,  1864. 
Died  at  Raleigh,  N.  C.,  July  19, 1902. 

WILLIAM  Gr.  LEWIS.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina  June  2,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  31, 
1864 ;  confirmed  June  2,  1864 ;  wounded  and  cap 
tured  in  action  at  Farmville,  Va.,  April  7,  1865, 
and  paroled  at  Farmville,  Va.,  between  April  11 
and  21, 1865.  Died  at  Goldsboro,  N.  C.,  January 
8,  1901. 

ZEBULON  YOEK.  Appointed  from  Louisiana 
June  2,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  31,  1864;  con 
firmed  June  2, 1864 ;  paroled  May  6,  1865.  Died 
at  Natchez,  Miss.,  August  5,  1900. 

ROBEKT  D.  LILLEY.  Appointed  from  Virginia 
June  2,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  31,  1864 ;  con 
firmed  June  2,  1864;  paroled  at  Staunton,  Va., 
May  23, 1865.  Died  at  Staunton,  Va.,  November 
12, 1886. 

DAVID  A.  WEISIGEK.  Born  in  Virginia.  Ap 
pointed  from  Virginia  June  7, 1864,  to  rank  from 
May  31, 1864 ;  confirmed  June  7,  1864 ;  canceled ; 
no  vacancy.  Died  at  Richmond,  Va.,  February 
23,  1899.  (See  P. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY       143 

JOHN  C.  C.  SANDERS.  Born  in  Charleston,  S.C. 
Appointed  from  Alabama  June  7,  1864,  to 
rank  from  May  31,  1864;  confirmed  June  7, 1864. 
Killed  in  action  at  the  Weldon  Eailroad,  Va., 
August  21,  1864. 

WILLIAM  R.  TERRY.  Born  in  Amherst  County, 
Virginia,  August  14, 1824.  Appointed  from  Vir 
ginia  June  10,  1864,  to  rank  from  May  31,  1864 ; 
confirmed  June  10,  1864;  disabled  in  action  at 
Dinwiddie  Court  House,  Va.,  March  31, 1865 ;  no 
record  of  final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found. 
Died  at  Richmond,  Va.,  March  28, 1897. 

WILLIAM  McRAE.  Born  at  Wilmington,  N.  C., 
September  9,  1834.  Appointed  from  North 
Carolina  June  23,  1864,  to  rank  from  June  22, 
1864;  appointed  Brigadier  General  (special  20), 
Provisional  Army,  November  5,  1864,  to  rank 

from  November  4,  1864.    Died . 

(See  P  '39J 

BRADLEY  T.  JOHNSON.  Born  in  Frederick 
City,  Md.,  September  29, 1829.  Appointed  from 
Maryland  June  28,  1864,  to  rank  from  same 
date;  confirmed  February  20,  1865;  paroled  at 
Salisbury,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  in  Gooch- 
land  County,  Virginia,  October  1,  1903. 

JOHN  C.  CARTER.    Appointed  from  Tennessee 


144          GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

July  8,  1864,  to  rank  from  July  7,  1864;  con 
firmed  February  20,  1865.  Mortally  wounded 
in  action  at  Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30, 1864. 

JAMES  T.  HOLTZCLAW.  Born  in  McDonough, 
Henry  County,  Ga.,  December  17,  1833.  Ap 
pointed  from  Alabama  July  8,  1864,  to  rank 
from  July  7, 1864 ;  confirmed  February  21, 1865 ; 
paroled  at  Meridian,  Miss.,  May  10,  1865.  Died 
at  Montgomery,  Ala.,  July  19,  1893. 

WILLIAM  F.  BRANTLY.  Appointed  from  Mis 
sissippi  July  26,  1864,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  February  21, 1865 ;  paroled  at  Greens 
boro,  N.  C.,  May  1, 1865.  Died  at  Winona,  Miss., 
November  2, 1870. 

EOBEKT  H.  ANDERSON.  Born  in  Savannah, 
Ga.,  October  1,  1835.  Appointed  from  Georgia 
July  26,  1864,  to  rank  from  same  date;  con 
firmed  February  20,  1865 ;  paroled  at  Hillsboro, 
N.  C.,  May  3,  1865.  Died  February  8,  1888. 

FELIX  H.  ROBERTSON.  Appointed  from  Texas 
July  26,  1864,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  nomina 
tion  rejected  by  the  Senate  February  22,  1865 ; 
surrendered  as  a  Brigadier  General  at  Macon, 
Ga.,  April  20,  1865. 

JACOB  H.  SHARP.   Appointed  from  Mississippi 


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July  26, 1864,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed 
February  21,  1865;  included  in  the  Sherman- 
Johnston  convention  of  April  26,  1865,  but  no 
record  of  his  personal  parole  has  been  found. 
Died  at  Columbus,  Miss.,  September,  1907. 

GEORGE  D.  JOHNSON.  Appointed  from  Missis 
sippi  July  26,  1864,  to  rank  from  same  date; 
confirmed  February  21,  1865 ;  no  record  of  final 
capture  or  parole  has  been  found.  Died  at  Tus- 
caloosa,  Ala.,  December  8, 1910. 

THOMAS  B.  SMITH.  Born  in  Tennessee.  Ap 
pointed  from  Tennessee  August  2, 1864,  to  rank 
from  July  29,  1864;  confirmed  February  20, 
1865;  captured  in  action  at  Nashville,  Tenn., 
December,  1864;  released  from  Fort  Warren, 
Mass.,  July  24,  1865. 

VICTOR  J.  B.  GIRARDEY.  Born  in  Georgia.  Ap 
pointed  from  Georgia  August  3,  1864,  to  rank 
from  July  30,  1864.  Killed  in  action  at  Deep 
Creek,  Va.,  August  16,  1864. 

WILLIAM  MILLER.  Appointed  from  Florida 
August  5,  1864,  to  rank  from  August  2,  1864; 
confirmed  February  20,  1865 ;  paroled  at  Talla 
hassee,  Fla.,  May  21,  1865. 

JOHN    D.    BARRY.     Appointed   from    North 


146          GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

Carolina  August  8,  1864,  to  rank  from  August 
3,  1864;  appointment  canceled.    Died . 

WILLIAM  H.  YOUNG.  Born  in  Booneville,  Mo., 
January  1, 1838.  Appointed  from  Texas  August 
16,  1864,  to  rank  from  August  15,  1864;  con 
firmed  February  20,  1865;  wounded  and  cap 
tured  in  action  at  Allatoona,  Ga.,  October  5, 
1864;  released  from  Johnson's  Island,  0.,  July 
24, 1865.  Died  at  San  Antonio,  Tex.,  November 
28, 1901. 

GEOKGE  W.  GORDON.  Born  in  Giles  County, 
Tennessee.  Appointed  from  Tennessee  August 
16,  1864,  to  rank  from  August  15,  1864;  con 
firmed  February  20,  1865 ;  captured  in  action  at 
Franklin,  Tenn.,  November  30,  1864;  released 
from  Fort  Warren,  Mass.,  July  24, 1865. 

JOHN  DUNNOVANT.  Appointed  from  South 
Carolina  August  22,  1864,  to  rank  from  same 
date.  Killed  in  action  on  the  Vaughan  Eoad, 
Va.,  October  1,  1864. 

WILLIAM  H.  WALLACE.  Born  in  Laurens 
County,  South  Carolina,  March  24,  1827.  Ap 
pointed  from  South  Carolina  September  20, 
1864,  to  rank  from  same  date ;  confirmed  Febru 
ary  21,  1865;  paroled  at  Appomattox  Court 
House,  Va.,  April  9, 1865.  Died  at  Union,  S.  C., 
March  21, 1905. 


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CHABLES  M.  SHELLEY.  Born  in  Sullivan 
County,  Tennessee,  December  28,  1833.  Ap 
pointed  from  Alabama  September  23,  1864,  to 
rank  from  September  17,  1864 ;  confirmed  Feb 
ruary  21,  1865;  paroled  at  Greensboro,  N.  C., 
May  1,  1865.  Died  at  Birmingham,  Ala.,  Janu 
ary  20,  1907. 

G.  MOXLEY  SOBBEL.  Born  in  Georgia.  Ap 
pointed  from  Georgia  October  31,  1864,  to  rank 
from  October  27,  1864;  confirmed  February  20, 
1865 ;  paroled  at  Lynchburg,  Va.,  May  20,  1865. 
Died  near  Eoanoke,  Va.,  August  10,  1901. 

BENJAMIN  J.  HILL.  Appointed  from  Tennes 
see  November  30, 1864,  to  rank  from  same  date ; 
confirmed  December  5,  1864 ;  paroled  at  Chatta 
nooga,  Tenn.,  May  16,  1865.  Died  at  MacMinn- 
ville,  Tenn.,  January  5,  1880. 

DUDLEY  M.  DUBOSE.  Born  in  Memphis,  Tenn., 
November,  1834.  Appointed  from  Georgia  De 
cember  5, 1864,  to  rank  from  November  16, 1864 ; 
confirmed  December  5,  1864 ;  captured  in  action 
at  Sailor's  Creek,  Va.,  April  6,  1865;  released 
from  Fort  Warren,  Mass.,  July  24,  1865.  Died 
1883. 

JOSEPH  B.  PALMEB.    Appointed  from  Tennes- 


148          GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

see  December  7,  1864,  to  rank  from  November 
15,  1864;  confirmed  December  7,  1864;  paroled 
at  Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1, 1865.  Died  at  Mur- 
freesboro,  Tenn.,  November  4,  1890. 

EOBEKT  BULLOCK.  Appointed  from  Florida 
January  17,  1865,  to  rank  from  November  29, 
1864 ;  confirmed  January  17,  1865 ;  no  record  of 
final  capture  or  parole  has  been  found. 

JOHN  D.  KENNEDY.  Born  in  Camden,  S.  C., 
January  5,  1840.  Appointed  from  South  Caro 
lina  February  8,  1865,  to  rank  from  December 
22, 1864 ;  confirmed  February  8, 1865 ;  paroled  at 
Greensboro,  N.  C.,  May  1,  1865.  Died  at  Cam- 
den,  S.  C.,  April  14, 1896. 

THOMAS  HAKEISON.  Appointed  from  Texas 
February  18,  1865,  to  rank  from  January  14, 
1865;  confirmed  February  18,  1865;  paroled  at 
Macon,  Miss.,  May  31,  1865.  Died  at  Waco, 
Tex.,  July  14,  1891. 

WILLIAM  M.  BKOWNE.  Born  in  England.  Ap 
pointed  from  Georgia,  to  rank  from  November 
11,  1864;  Senate  refused  to  confirm  February 
18,  1865;  paroled  as  Brigadier  General  at 
Athens,  Ga.,  on  or  about  May  8,  1865.  Died  at 
Athens,  Ga.,  1884. 


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OFFICERS    ASSIGNED    TO    DUTY    AS 

GENERAL  OFFICERS  WHO  WERE 

NOT  APPOINTED  BY  THE 

PRESIDENT 

The  following  named  officers  were  assigned 
to  duty  as  general  officers  by  General  E.  Kirby 
Smith,  commanding  the  Trans-Mississippi  De 
partment,  and  served  as  such,  although  not  ap 
pointed  by  the  President  or  confirmed  by  the 
Senate  : 


B.  FRANK.  Colonel  5th  Missouri 
Cavalry;  assigned  as  Brigadier  General,  May 
16,  1865. 

GREEN,  CCLLBN.  Colonel  3d  Missouri  Cav 
alry;  assigned  to  duty  as  Brigadier  General, 
186—.  Died  at  Memphis,  Tenn. 

HARRISON,  GEORGE  P.  J.  Colonel  32d  Georgia 
Infantry;  assigned  to  duty  as  Brigadier  Gen 
eral,  May  16,  1865. 

JACKMAN-,  SIDNEY  D.  Colonel  7th  Missouri 
Infantry;  assigned  to  duty  as  Brigadier  Gen 
eral,  May  16,  1865. 


150          GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

LEWIS,  LEVEN  M.  Colonel  3d  Missouri  In 
fantry;  assigned  to  duty  as  Brigadier  General, 
May  16, 1865. 

MACLAY,  EGBERT  P.  Major  of  Artillery;  as 
signed  to  duty  as  Brigadier  General,  April  30, 
1864. 

PEARCE,  N.  B.  Assigned  to  duty  as  Brigadier 
General. 

RANDALL,  HORACE.  Colonel  28th  Texas  Dis 
mounted  Cavalry ;  assigned  to  duty  as  Brigadier 
General. 

TERRELL,  ALEX.  W.  Colonel  34th  Texas  Cav 
alry;  assigned  to  duty  as  Brigadier  General, 
May  16,  1865. 

MUNFORD,  THOMAS  T.  Born  in  Richmond,  Va., 
1831.  Colonel  2d  Regiment  Virginia  Cavalry; 
assigned  to  duty  as  Brigadier  General  by  Major 
General  Fitzhugh  Lee,  and  served  as  such, 
though  not  appointed  by  the  President  or  con 
firmed  by  the  Senate. 


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EXECUTIVE    AND     CONGRESSIONAL 
DIRECTORY  OF  THE  CONFED 
ERATE  STATES,  1861-1865 

EXECUTIVE  OFFICERS  OF  THE  CON 
FEDERATE    STATES 

PRESIDENT 

JEFFERSON  DAVIS.  February  18,  1861,  and 
February  22,  1862.  Born  in  Christian  (now 
Todd)  County,  Kentucky,  June  3, 1808.  Died  in 
New  Orleans,  La.,  December  6,  1889. 

VICE-PRESIDENT 

ALEXANDER  H.  STEPHENS.  February  18,  1861, 
and  February  22,  1862.  Born  in  Crawfords- 
ville,  Wilkes  County,  Ga.,  February  11,  1812. 
Died  at  Atlanta,  Ga.,  March  4, 1883. 

SECRETARY  OF  STATE 

ROBERT  TOOMBS.  February  21,  1861.  Born  in 
Washington  County,  Georgia,  February  2, 1810. 
Died  at  Washington,  Ga.,  December  15, 1885. 

ROBERT  M.  T.  HUNTER.    July  26, 1861,  to  Feb- 


152          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

ruary  17, 1862.  Born  in  Essex  County,  Virginia, 
April  21, 1809.  Died  in  Essex  County,  Virginia, 
July  18, 1887. 

WILLIAM  M.  BROWNE  (ad  interim).  Born  in 
England. 

JUDAH  P.  BENJAMIN.  March  18,  1862.  Born 
at  St.  Croix,  Danish  West  Indies,  August  11, 
1811.  Died  in  England,  May  8, 1884. 

ATTOKNEY  GENERAL 

JUDAH  P.  BENJAMIN.  February  25,  1861. 
Died  in  England, . 

THOMAS  BRAGG.    November  21, 1861. 
WADE  KEYS  (ad  interim). 

GEORGE  DAVIS.  January  2, 1864.  Born  in  New 
Hanover  County,  North  Carolina,  March  1, 1820. 
Died  at  Wilmington,  N.  C.,  February  23, 1896. 

SECRETARY  OF  THE  TREASURY 

CHARLES  G.  MEMMINGER.  February  21,  1861. 
Born  in  Wurtemburg,  Germany,  January  7, 1803. 
Died  at  Charleston,  S.  C.,  March  7, 1888. 

GEORGE  A.  TRENHOLM.    July  18,  1864. 


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SECRETARY  OF  THE  NAVY 

STEPHEN  R.  MALLORY.  March  4,  1861.  Born 
in  British  West  Indies,  1812.  Died  at  Pensacola, 
Fla.,  November  9,  1873. 

POSTMASTER  GENERAL, 

HENRY  T.  ELLET.  February  25,  1861.  De 
clined  appointment. 

JOHN  H.  REAGAN.  March  6,  1861.  Born  in 
Sevier  County,  Tennessee,  October  8,  1818. 
Died  at  Palestine,  Tex.,  March  6,  1905. 

SECRETARY  OP  WAR 

LEROY  P.  WALKER.  February  21,  1861,  to 
September  16,  1861.  Born  in  Huntsville,  Ala., 
February  7,  1817.  Died  at  Huntsville,  Ala., 
August  23, 1884. 

JUDAH  P.  BENJAMIN.  November  21,  1861. 
Was  also  acting  from  September  17,  1861,  to 
November  21,  1861,  and  from  March  18,  1862, 
to  March  23, 1862.  (See  ante.) 

BRIGADIER  GENERAL  GEORGE  W.  RANDOLPH. 
March  18, 1862.  Born  in  Monticello,  Va.,  March 
10,  1818.  Died  at  Charlottesviile,  Va.,  April  10, 
1867. 


154          GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

MAJOB  GENEKAL  GUSTAVUS  W.  SMITH.  As 
signed  temporarily,  November  17,  1862.  Born 
in  Scott  County,  Kentucky,  January  1,  1822. 
Died  in  New  York  city,  June  20, 1896. 

JAMES  A.  SEDDON.  November  21,  1862.  Born 
in  Falmouth,  Va.,  July  30, 1815.  Died  in  Gooch- 
land  County,  Virginia,  August  19, 1880. 

MAJOK  GENERAL  JOHN  C.  BKECKINKIDGE.  Feb 
ruary  6, 1865.  Born  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  January 
16,  1821.  Died  in  Lexington,  Ky.,  May  17, 1875. 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  AEMY   155 


CONGEESSES  OF  THE  CONFEDEEATE 
STATES 

PROVISIONAL  CONGRESS 

First  Session.  Assembled  at  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  February  4,  1861.  Adjourned  March  16, 
1861,  to  meet  second  Monday  in  May. 

Second  Session  (Called).  Met  at  Montgom 
ery,  Ala.,  April  29,  1861.  Adjourned  May  21, 
1861. 

Third  -Session.  Met  at  Eichmond,  Va.,  July 
20,  1861.  Adjourned  August  31,  1861. 

Fourth  Session  (Called).  Met  at  Eichmond, 
Va.,  September  3, 1861.  Adjourned  same  day. 

Fifth  Session.  Met  at  Eichmond,  Va.,  No 
vember  18, 1861.  Adjourned  February  17, 1862. 

FIRST  CONGRESS 

First  Session.  Met  at  Eichmond,  Va.,  Febru 
ary  18, 1862.  Adjourned  April  21, 1862. 

Second  Session.  Met  at  Eichmond,  Va., 
August  18,  1862.  Adjourned  October  13,  1862. 


156          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

Third  Session.    Met  at  Richmond,  Va.,  Janu 
ary  12, 1863.    Adjourned  May  1,  1863. 

Fourth  Session.    Met  at  Richmond,  Va.,  De 
cember  7,  1863.    Adjourned  February  17,  1864. 

SECOND  CONGKESS 

First  Session.    Met  at  Richmond,  Va.,  May 
2,  1864.    Adjourned  June  14,  1864. 

Second  Session.    Met  at  Richmond,  Va.,  No 
vember  7,  1864.    Adjourned  March  18,  1865. 


THE    CONFEDEKATE   AEMY       157 


MEMBEES  OF  THE  PBOVISIONAL  CON- 

GEESS    OF    THE    CONFEDEEATE 

STATES,  FEOM  FEBEUAEY 

4,  1861,  TO  FEBEUAEY 

17,  1862 

ALABAMA 

EICHARD  W.  WALKER.  Died  at  Huntsville, 
Ala.,  June  16, 1874. 

EGBERT  H.  SMITH.  Died  at  Mobile,  Ala., 
March  13,  1878. 

JABEZ  L.  M.  CURRY.  Died  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  February  12,  1903. 

WILLIAM  P.  CHILTON.  Died  at  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  January  20,  1871. 

STEPHEN  F.  HALE.  Died  at  Eichmond,  Va., 
July  18, 1862. 

COLIN  J.  McEAE.  Died  in  British  Honduras, 
February,  1877. 

JOHN  GILL  SHORTER.  Died  at  Eufaula,  Ala., 
May  29,  1872. 

THOMAS  FEARN.  Eesigned  April  29,  1861. 
Died  1864. 

DAVID  P.  LEWIS.  Died  at  Huntsville,  Ala., 
July  3,  1884. 


158          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

NICHOLAS  DAVIS.  Died  at  Huntsville,  Ala., 
November  3, 1875. 

H.  C.  JONES. 

CORNELIUS  ROBINSON.  Resigned  January  24, 
1862.  Died  at  Church  Hill,  Ala,,  July  31,  1867. 

AEKANSAS 

ROBEKT  W.  JOHNSON.    Died  in  Arkansas,  1879. 

ALBEKT  RUST.    Died . 

HUGH  F.  THOMASON. 

W.  W.  WATKINS.  Died  in  Harrison  County, 
Arkansas,  January  15,  1898. 

AUGUSTUS  H.  GAKLAND.  Died  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  June  26, 1899. 

FLOKIDA 

J.  PATTON  ANDERSON.    Resigned  May  3,  1861. 
Died  at  Memphis,  Tenn.,  1876. 
JAMES  B.  OWENS. 
JACKSON  MORTON. 

GEORGE  T.  WARD.    Resigned  February  5, 1862. 
JOHN  P.  SANDERSON. 

GEORGIA 

ROBERT  TOOMBS.  Died  at  Washington,  Ga., 
December  15,  1885. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY       159 

Ho  WELL  COBB.  Died  in  New  York  city,  Octo 
ber  9,  1868. 

FRANCIS  S.  BAETOW.  Killed  at  Manassas,  July 
21,  1861. 

MAETIN  J.  CEAWFOED.    Died . 

EUGENIUS  A.  NlSBET. 

BENJAMIN  H.  HILL.    Died  August  16, 1882. 

AUGUSTUS  E.  WEIGHT.    Died . 

THOMAS  E.  E.  COBB.  Killed  at  Fredericks- 
burg,  Va.,  December  13,  1862. 

AUGUSTUS  H.  KENAN. 

ALEXANDEE  H.  STEPHENS.  Died  at  Atlanta, 
Ga.,  November  4,  1882. 

THOMAS  M.  FOEEMAN. 

NATHAN  BASS. 

KENTUCKY 
THOMAS  MONEOE.    Died . 


HENEY  C.  BUENETT.    Died . 

THOMAS  JOHNSON.    Died . 

JOHN  J.  THOMAS.    Died . 

THEODOEE  L.  BUENETT. 

DANIEL  P.  WHITE.     Died  at  Louisville,  Ky., 
March,  1889. 
L.  H.  FOED. 

GEOEGE  B.  HODGE.    Died . 

JOHN  M.  ELLIOTT.    Died . 

GEOEGE  W.  EWING.    Died . 


160          GENEKAL  OFFICEES  OF 
LOUISIANA 

JOHN  PERKINS,  JR.    Died  -   — . 

ALEXANDER  D.  CLOUET.    Died . 

DUNCAN  F.  KENNER.    Died  -   — . 
HENRY  MARSHALL.    Died  -    — . 
CHARLES  M.  CONRAD.    Died . 

MISSISSIPPI 

WILEY  P.  HARRIS.  Died  at  Jackson,  Miss., 
December  3,  1891. 

WALKER  BROOKE.  Died  at  Vicksburg,  Miss., 
February  19,  1869. 

WILLIAM  S.  WILSON.    Eesigned  April  29, 1861. 

WILLIAM  S.  BARRY.  Died  at  Columbus,  Miss., 
January  29,  1868. 

JAMES  T.  HARRISON.  Died  at  Columbus,  Miss., 
May  22, 1879. 

ALEXANDER  M.  CLAYTON.  Eesigned  May  11, 
1861.  Died  -  -. 

J.  A.  P.  CAMPBELL. 

JOHN  A.  ORR. 

ALEXANDER  B.  BRADFORD.    Died  July  9,  1873. 

MISSOURI 

GEORGE  G.  VEST.    Died . 

CASPER  W.  BELL. 
AARON  H.  CONROW. 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  AEMY       161 

THOMAS  A.  HAKKIS. 

JOHN  B.  CLAEK.    Died  in  Washington,  D.  C. 

EGBERT  L.  Y.  PEYTON. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 

GEORGE  DAVIS.  Died  at  Wilmington,  N.  C., 
February  23, 1896. 

W.  W.  AVERT.    Died-    -. 

W.  N.  H.  SMITH.  Died  at  Ealeigh,  N.  C.,  No 
vember  14,  1889. 

THOMAS  D.  McDowELL. 

A.  W.  VENABLE. 

JOHN  P.  MOREHEAD.    Died  -   — . 

E.  C.  PURYEAR.  Died  in  Gadskin  County, 
North  Carolina,  January  30,  1867. 

A.  T.  DAVIDSON. 

BURTON  CRAIGE.    Died  -    — . 

THOMAS  EUFFIN.    Died . 


SOUTH  CAROLINA 

\ 
E.  BARNWELL  EHETT,  SR.    Died 


EGBERT  W.  BARNWELL.  Died  at  Columbia,  S. 
C.,  November  25,  1882. 

LAWRENCE  M.  KEITT.    Died . 

JAMES  CHESNUT,  JR.    Died  -   — . 

CHARLES  G.  MEMMINGER.  Died  at  Charleston, 
S.  C.,  March  7, 1888. 

W.  PORCHER  MILES.    Died . 


162          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 


THOMAS  J.  WITHERS.  Died 
WILLIAM  W.  BOYCE.  Died 
JAMES  L.  ORE.  Died . 


TENNESSEE 

EGBERT  L.  CARUTHERS.    Died . 

THOMAS  M.  JONES.    Died 

J.H.THOMAS.    Died . 

JOHN  F.  HOUSE.    Died  at  Clarksville,  Term.. 
June  29,  1904. 

JOHN  D.  C.  ATKINS.    Died . 

DAVID  M.  CURRIN.    Died . 

W.  H.  DEWITT. 

TEXAS 

JOHN  GREGG. 

THOMAS  N.  WAUL.    Died . 


WILLIAM  B.  OCHILTREE.    Died 


JOHN  H.  REAGAN.  Died  in  Palestine,  Tex., 
March  6,  1905. 

WILLIAMSON  S.  OLDHAM.    Died . 

JOHN  HEMPHILL.    Died . 

Louis  T.  WIGFALL.  Died  at  Galveston,  Tex., 
February  18,  1874. 

VIRGINIA 

JOHN  W.  BROCKENBROUGH.    Died . 

WALLER  R.  STAPLES.    Died . 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  ARMY       163 

EGBERT  M.  T.  HUNTER.  Died  in  Essex  County, 
Virginia,  July  18,  1887. 

WILLIAM  C.  EIVES.    Died . 

JAMES  A.  SEDDON.  Died  in  Goochland  County, 
Virginia,  August  19,  1880. 

WILLIAM  B.  PRESTON.    Died . 

W.  H.  MACFARLAND.    Died  -   — . 

CHARLES  W.  EUSSELL.    Died . 

EGBERT  JOHNSON.    Died . 

EGBERT  E.  SCOTT.    Died . 

WALTER  PRESTON.    Died . 

THOMAS  S.  BOCOCK.    Died . 

JAMES  M.  MASON.    Died . 

EOGER  A.  PRYOR. 

ALEXANDER  E.  BOTELER.    Died . 

JOHN  TYLER.    Died  January  18,  1862. 


164          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 


SENATORS   OF  THE    FIRST   CONGRESS 

OF  THE  CONFEDERATE   STATES, 

FROM  FEBRUARY  18,  1862,  TO 

FEBRUARY    17,    1864. 

ALABAMA 

CLEMENT  C.  CLAY,  JE.  Died  at  Huntsville, 
Ala.,  January  3,  1882. 

WILLIAM  L.  YANCEY.  Died  at  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  January  28,  1863. 

ROBEKT  JEMISON  JB.  Died  at  Tuscaloosa,  Ala., 
October  17,  1871. 

AEKANSAS 

ROBEBT  W.  JOHNSON.    Died  in  Arkansas,  1879. 
CHABLES  B.  MITCHELL.    Died . 

FLOBIDA 

AUGUSTUS  E.  MAXWELL.    Died . 

JAMES  M.  BAKEE.    Died . 

GEORGIA 

BENJAMIN  H.  HILL.    Died  August  16, 1882. 
JOHN  W.  LEWIS. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY       165 

HEKSCHEL  V.  JOHNSON.     Died  in  Jefferson 
County,  Georgia,  August  16, 1880. 

KENTUCKY 

WILLIAM  E.  SIMMS.    Died . 

HENRY  C.  BURNETT.    Died . 


LOUISIANA 

EDWARD  SPARROW.    Died  -   — . 
THOMAS  J.  SEMMES.    Died . 

MISSISSIPPI 

ALBERT  G.  BROWN.  Died  at  Terry,  Miss.,  June 
12,  1880. 

JAMES  PHELAN.  Died  at  Memphis,  Tenn.,  May 
11,  1873. 

MISSOURI 

JOHN  B.  CLARK.  Died  at  Fayette,  Mo.,  Octo 
ber  29, 1885. 

EGBERT  L.  Y.  PEYTON.  Died  December  19, 
1863. 

WALDO  P.  JOHNSON.  Died  at  Osceola,  Mo., 
August  14, 1885. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 

GEORGE  DAVIS.  Eesigned  January  22,  1864. 
Died . 


166          GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

WILLIAM  T.  DOBTCH.    Died  November  21, 1889. 
EDWIN  G.  READE.     Died  in  Raleigh,  N.  C., 
October  18, 1894. 

SOUTH  CAROLINA 

ROBEET  W.  BABNWELL.  Died  at  Columbia, 
S.  C.,  November  25,  1882. 

JAMES  L.  OEE.  Died  at  St.  Petersburg,  Rus 
sia,  May  5, 1893. 

TENNESSEE 

LANDON  C.  HAYNES.    Died . 

GUSTAVUS  A.  HENEY.  Died  in  Clarksville, 
Tenn.,  September  11,  1880. 

TEXAS 

WILLIAM  S.  OLDHAM.    Died . 

Louis  T.  WIGFALL.  Died  at  Galveston,  Tex., 
February  18,  1874. 

VlEGINIA 

ROBEET  M.  T.  HUNTEE.  Died  in  Essex  County, 
Virginia,  July  18,  1887. 

WILLIAM  B.  PEESTON.    Died  January  15, 1863. 

ALLEN  T.  CAPEETON.  Died  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  July  26, 1876. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY       167 


MEMBEES  OP  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRE 
SENTATIVES   OF  THE   FIRST   CON 
GRESS  OF  THE  CONFEDERATE 
STATES,  FROM   FEBRUARY 
18,   1862,   TO   FEBRUARY 
17,  1864. 

ALABAMA 

E.  S.  DABGAN.  Died  at  Mobile,  Ala.,  Novem 
ber  22,  1879. 

WILLIAM  P.  CHILTON.  Died  at  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  January  20,  1871. 

JAMES  L.  PUGH.  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
March  9,  1907. 

JABEZ  L.  M.  CUBBY.  Died  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  February  12, 1903. 

JOHN  P.  RALLS.  Died  at  Gadsden,  Ala.,  No 
vember  23, 1904. 

DAVID  CLOPTON.  Died  at  Montgomery,  Ala., 
February  5, 1892. 

FBANCIS  S.  LYON.  Died  at  Demopolis,  Ala., 
December  31,  1882. 

THOMAS  J.  FOSTEB.  Died  at  Lawrence,  Ala., 
February  12,  1887. 

WILLIAM  R.  SMITH.  Died  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  February  26,  1896. 


168          GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

ARKANSAS 
FELIX  I.  BATSON.    Died . 


GRANDISON  D.  ROYSTON.    Died 


AUGUSTUS  H.  GARLAND.    Died  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  June  26,  1899. 

THOMAS  B.  HANLY.    Died . 

FLORIDA 

JAMES  B.  DAWKINS.     Resigned  September  8, 
1862. 

ROBERT  B.  HILTON. 
JOHN  M.  MARTIN. 

GEORGIA 

AUGUSTA  H.  KENAN. 

HINES  HOLT.    Resigned  January  12,  1864. 

AUGUSTUS  R.  WRIGHT.    Died . 

Lucius  J.  GARTRELL.    Died . 

WILLIAM  W.  CLARK. 
ROBERT  P.  TRIPPE. 
DAVID  W.  LEWIS. 
HARDY  STRICKLAND. 
CHARLES  J.  MUNNERLYN. 

JULIAN  HARTRIDGE.    Died . 

PORTER  INGRAM. 

KENTUCKY 
WILLIS  B.  MACHEN.    Died . 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY       169 


JOHN  W.  CKOCKETT.    Died 
HENRY  E.  BEAD.    Died  - 
GEOKGE  W.  EWING.    Died  - 


HOEATIO  W.  BKUCE.    Died . 

JAMES  W.  MOORE.    Died  -  — . 
EOBEET  J.  BRECKENRIDGE,  JR. 
JOHN  M.  ELLIOTT.    Died  -  — . 
THEODORE  L.  BURNETT. 

JAMES  S.  CHRISMAN.    Died 

ELY  M.  BRUCE.    Died . 

GEORGE  B.  HODGE.    Died . 


LOUISIANA 

DUNCAN  F.  KENNER.    Died  - 
CHARLES  J.  VEILLERE.    Died 
JOHN  PERKINS,  JR.    Died  - 
CHARLES  M.  CONRAD.    Died  - 
HENRY  MARSHALL.    Died  - 
LUCIEN  J.  DUPRE.    Died 


MISSISSIPPI 

ETHELBERT  BARKSDALE.  Died  at  Jackson, 
Miss.,  February  17, 1893. 

JOHN  J.  McEAE.    Died  May  31,  1868. 

J.  W.  CLAPP.    Died  September  5, 1898. 

ISRAEL  WELCH. 

OTHO  E.  SINGLETON.  Died  at  Canton,  Miss., 
1899. 


170          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

REUBEN  DAVIS.    Died  October  14,  1890. 
HENRY  C.  CHAMBEKS. 

WILLIAM  D.  HOLDEK.  Died  at  Jackson,  Miss., 
April  26,  1900. 

MlSSOUEI 

CASPER  W.  BELL. 

GEOKGE  G.  VEST.    Died  1894. 

AAEON  H.  CONROW.    Died . 

WILLIAM  M.  COOK. 
THOMAS  W.  FREEMAN. 
THOMAS  A.  HARRIS.    Died . 

NORTH  CAROLINA 

ROBERT  R.  BRIDGERS. 

OWEN  R.  KENAN.  Died  at  Kenansville,  N.  C., 
March  3,  1887. 

THOMAS  D.  MCDOWELL. 

THOMAS  S.  ASHE.  Died  at  Wadesboro,  N.  C., 
February  4,  1887. 

J.  R.  McL/EAN. 

WILLIAM  LANDER.  Died  in  Lincolnton,  N.  C., 
January  8,  1868. 

BURGESS  S.  GAITHER. 

A.  T.  DAVIDSON. 

W.  N.  H.  SMITH.  Died  at  Raleigh,  N.  C.,  Octo 
ber  18,  1894. 

ARCHIBALD  H.  ARRINGTON. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY       171 


SOUTH  CAROLINA 

WILLIAM  W.  BOYCE.    Died . 

WILLIAM  POKCHEK  MILES.    Died  -   — . 
MILLEDGE  L.  BONHAM.    Resigned  January  1' 

1863.    Died . 

JOHN  McQuEEN.    Died  -  — . 

JAMES  FARROW.    Died . 

LEWIS  M.  AYER.    Died . 


WILLIAM  D.  SIMPSON.    Died 


TENNESSEE 


DAVID  M.  CURRIN.    Died  - 
HENRY  S.  FOOTE.    Died  - 
THOMAS  MENEES.    Died  - 
GEORGE  W.  JONES. 
WILLIAM  G.  SWAN.    Died 
WILLIAM  H.  TIBBS. 
E.  L.  GARDENHIER. 


JOHN  V.  WRIGHT.    Died  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
June,  1909. 

JOSEPH  B.  HEISKELL. 

JOHN  D.  C.  ATKINS.    Died . 

MEREDITH  P.  GENTRY.    Died . 


TEXAS 

JOHN  A.  WILCOX.    Died  February  7,  1864. 
PETER  W.  GRAY. 


172          GENEKAL  OFFICEES  OF 

CALEB  C.  HEKBEET. 
WILLIAM  B.  WEIGHT. 
M.  D.  GKAHAM. 
FEANK  B.  SEXTON. 


VIRGINIA 

JOHN  E.  CHAMBLISS.    Died 

JAMES  LYONS.    Died . 

EOGEE  A.  PEYOE. 
THOMAS  S.  BOCOCK.    Died 
JOHN  GOODE,  JE.    Died 


DANIEL  C.  DE  JAENETTE.    Died 


WILLIAM  SMITH.  Eesigned  September  6, 1863. 
Died . 

ALEXANDEE  E.  BOTELEE.    Died  -   — . 

WALLEE  E.  STAPLES.    Died . 

WALTEE  PEESTON.    Died . 

ALBEET  G.  JENKINS.  Eesigned  August  5, 1863. 
Died . 

EOBEET  JOHNSON.    Died . 

CHAELES  W.  EUSSELL.    Died . 

JAMES  P.  HOLCOMBE.    Died . 

JOHN  B.  BALDWIN.    Died . 

CHAELES  F.  COLLIEE.    Died . 

SAMUEL  A.  MILLEE.    Died . 

DAVID  FUNSTEN.    Died  . 


MUSCOE  E.  H.  GAENETT.    Died 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY       173 
TERRITORIES 

ARIZONA 
MARCUS  H.  MAC  WILLIE. 

CHOCTAW  NATION. 
ROBERT  M.  JONES. 

CHEBOKEE  NATION 
ELIAS  C.  BOUDINOT.    Died . 


174          GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 


SENATORS  OF  THE  SECOND  CONGRESS 
OF  THE   CONFEDERATE   STATES, 
FROM  MAY  2,  1864,  TO  MARCH 
18, 1865,  DATE  OF  ADJOURN 
MENT  OF  THE  SECOND 
SESSION. 

ALABAMA 

ROBERT  JEMISON  JR.  Died  at  Tuscaloosa,  Ala., 
October  17,  1871. 

RICHAED  W.  WALKER.  Died  at  Huntsville, 
Ala.,  June  16, 1874. 

ARKANSAS 

CHARLES  B.  MITCHELL.    Died  1864. 
ROBERT  W.  JOHNSON.    Died  in  Arkansas,  1879. 
AUGUSTUS  II.  GARLAND.    Died  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  June  26,  1899. 

FLORIDA 

AUGUSTUS  E.  MAXWELL.    Died . 

JAMES  E.  BAKER. 

GEORGIA 
BENJAMIN  H.  HILL.    Died  August  16,  1882. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY       175 

HEKSCHEL  V.  JOHNSON.     Died  in  Jefferson 
County,  Georgia,  August  16, 1880. 

KENTUCKY 

HENRY  C.  BURNETT.    Died  -  — . 
WILLIAM  E.  SIMMS.    Died . 


LOUISIANA 

THOMAS  J.  SEMMES.    Died  -  — . 
EDWARD  SPARROW.    Died  -  — . 

MISSISSIPPI 

ALBERT  G.  BROWN.    Died  June  12, 1880. 
JOHN  W.  C.  WATSON.    Died  at  Holly  Springs, 
Miss.,  September  24,  1900. 

MISSOURI 

WALDO  P.  JOHNSON.     Died  at  Osceola,  Mo., 
August  14, 1885. 

GEORGE  G.  VEST.    Died  1894. 

NORTH  CAROLINA 

WILLIAM  T.  DORTCH.    Died  November  21, 1889. 
WILLIAM    A.    GRAHAM.      Died    at    Saratoga 
Springs,  N.  Y.,  August  11,  1875. 


176          GENEEAL  OFFICERS  OF 

SOUTH  CAROLINA 

JAMES  L.  ORE.  Died  at  St.  Petersburg,  Rus 
sia,  May  5, 1873. 

ROBERT  "W.  BARNWELL.  Died  at  Columbia,  S. 
C.,  November  25,  1882. 

TENNESSEE 

LANDON  C.  HAYNES.    Died  -    — . 
GUSTAVUS  A.   HENRY.     Died  in   Clarksville, 
Term.,  September  11,  1880. 

TEXAS 

WILLIAM  S.  OLDHAM.    Died . 

Louis  T.  WIGFALL.  Died  at  Galveston,  Tex., 
February  18,  1874. 

VIRGINIA 

ROBERT  M.  T.  HUNTER.  Died  in  Essex  County, 
Virginia,  July  18,  1887. 

ALLEN  T.  CAPERTON.  Died  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  July  26, 1876. 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  ARMY       177 


MEMBERS  OF  THE  HOUSE  OF  REPRE 
SENTATIVES  OF  THE  SECOND  CON 
GRESS  OF  THE  CONFEDERATE 
STATES,  FROM  MAY  2,   1864, 
TO  MARCH  18,  1865,  DATE 
OF  ADJOURNMENT  OF 
THE  SECOND 
SESSION. 

ALABAMA 

M.  H.  CRUIKSHANK.  Died  at  Talladega,  Ala., 
October  10,  1881. 

WILLIAM  P.  CHILTON.  Died  at  Montgomery, 
Ala.,  June  20, 1871. 

DAVID  CLOPTON.  Died  at  Montgomery,  Ala., 
February  5,  1892. 

JAMES  L.  PUGH.  Died  at  Washington,  D.  C., 
March  9,  1907. 

JAMES  S.  DICKINSON.  Died  at  Grove  Hill,  Ala., 
July  23, 1882. 

FKANCIS  S.  LYON.  Died  at  Demopolis,  Ala., 
February  12, 1887. 

THOMAS  J.  FOSTER.  Died  at  Lawrence,  Ala., 
February  12,  1887. 

WILLIAM  R.  SMITH.  Died  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  February  26,  1896. 


178          GENERAL  OFFICERS  OF 

AEKANSAS 

AUGUSTUS  H.  GARLAND.    Died  at  Washington, 
D.  C.,  June  26, 1899. 

THOMAS  B.  HANLY.    Died . 

RUFUS  K.  GARLAND.    Died . 

FELIX  I.  BATSON.    Died . 

DAVID  W.  CARROLL.    Died . 


FLORIDA 

ROBERT  B.  HILTON.    Died  — 
S.  ST.  GEORGE  ROGERS.    Died 

GEORGIA 

JULIAN  HARTRIDGE.    Died  — 
WILLIAM  E.  SMITH.    Died  - 
MARK  H.  BLANDFORD.    Died 
CLIFFORD  ANDERSON.    Died  - 
JOHN  T.  SHEWMAKE.    Died  - 
JOSEPH  H.  ECHOLS.    Died  — 
JAMES  M.  SMITH. 
GEORGE  N.  LESTER. 
HIRAM  P.  BELL. 
WARREN  AKIN.    Died . 


KENTUCKY 
WILLIS  B.  MACHEN.    Died  - 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY       179 

HENRY  E.  READ.    Died . 

JAMES  S.  CHRISMAN.    Died . 

THEODORE  L.  BURNETT. 
HORATIO  W.  BRUCE.    Died . 


HUMPHREY  MARSHALL.    Died 
ELY  M.  BRUCE.    Died  -  — . 
JAMES  W.  MOORE.    Died  -    — . 
BENJAMIN  F.  BRADLEY.    Died 
GEORGE  W.  TRIPLETT.    Died  - 

GEORGE  W.  EWING.    Died 

JOHN  M.  ELLIOTT.    Died 


LOUISIANA 

CHARLES  J.  VILLERE.    Died 
CHARLES  M.  CONRAD.    Died 
LUCIEN  J.  DUPRE.    Died  — 
JOHN  PERKINS,  JR.  Died 


BENJAMIN  L.  HODGE.  Died 
DUNCAN  F.  KENNER.  Died 
HENRY  GRAY.  Died . 

MISSISSIPPI 


JOHN  A.  ORR. 
ISRAEL  WELSH.    Died 
HENRY  C.  CHAMBERS. 


ETHELBERT    BARKSDALE.      Died    at    Jackson, 
Miss.,  July  17,  1893. 
JOHN  T.  LAMPKIN.    Died . 


180          GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 

WILLIAM  D.  HOLDER.    Died  at  Jackson,  Miss., 
April  26, 1900. 

OTHO  E.  SINGLETON.    Died  at  Canton,  Miss., 

1889. 

MlSSOUEI 

JOHN  B.  CLAEK.    Died  at  Fayette,  Mo.,  Octo 
ber  29, 1885. 

THOMAS  L.  SNEAD.    Died  -    — . 
AAEON  H.  CONEOW.    Died  -   — . 
GEOEGE  G.  VEST.    Died  1894. 
EOBEET  A.  HATCHES.    Died  -  — . 
PETEE  S.  WILKES.    Died  -   — . 
E.  L.  NOETON. 

NOETH  CAEOLINA 

W.  N.  H.  SMITH.    Died  at  Ealeigh,  N.  C.,  No 
vember  14,  1889. 
JAMES  T.  LEACH. 

JOSIAH  TUENEE,  JE. 

JOHN  A.  GILMEE. 
JAMES  M.  LEACH. 
BUEGESS  S.  GAITHEE. 
GEOEGE  W.  LOGAN. 
JAMES  G.  EAMSEY. 
THOMAS  C.  FULLEE. 
EOBEET  E.  BEIDGEES. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY       181 


SOUTH  CAROLINA 

WILLIAM  PORCHER  MILES.    Died 

WILLIAM  D.  SIMPSON. 

JAMES  FARROW. 

WILLIAM  W.  BOYCE.    Died  -   — . 

LEWIS  M.  AYER. 

JAMES  H.  WITHERSPOON. 


TENNESSEE 

JOSEPH  B.  HEISKELL. 
WILLIAM  G.  SWAN.    Died  - 
ARTHUR  S.  COLYAR.    Died  - 
JOHN  P.  MURRAY.    Died  - 
HENRY  S.  FOOTE.    Died  - 
EDWIN  A.  KEEBLE.    Died  - 
THOMAS  MENEES.    Died 


JOHN  D.  C.  ATKINS.    Died  -  — . 
JOHN  V.  WRIGHT.    Died  in  Washington,  D.  C., 
June,  1909. 

JAMES  MCCALLUM.    Died . 

MICHAEL  W.  CLUSKEY.    Died . 

DAVID  M.  CURRIN.    Died . 


TEXAS 


A.  M.  BRANCH. 
FRANK  B.  SEXTON. 


182          GENERAL  OFFICEES  OF 

SIMPSON  H.  MORGAN. 
JOHN  E.  BAYLOB. 
STEPHEN  H.  DARDEN. 
CALEB  C.  HERBERT. 

VIRGINIA 

EGBERT  L.  MONTAGUE.    Died . 

EGBERT  L.  WHITFIELD. 
THOMAS  S.  GHOLSON. 

THOMAS  S.  BOCOCK.    Died . 

JOHN  GOODE,  JR.    Died . 

WILLIAM  C.  EIVES.    Eesigned  March  1,  1865. 

Died . 

DANIEL  C.  DE  JARNETTE.    Died . 

JOHN  B.  BALDWIN.    Died . 

WALLER  E.  STAPLES.    Died . 

FAYETTE  McMuLLEN.    Died . 

EGBERT  JOHNSTON.    Died . 


CHARLES  W.  EUSSELL.    Died . 

DAVID  FUNSTON.    Died . 

SAMUEL  A.  MILLER.    Died . 

FREDERICK  W.  M.  HOLLIDAY.    Died 
WILLIAM  C.  WICKHAM.    Died . 

TEEEITOEIES. 

ARIZONA 
MARCUS  H.  MAC  WILLIE.  * 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  AEMY       183 

CHEROKEE  NATION 
ELIAS  C.  BOUDINOT.    Died . 

CHOCTAW  NATION 
EGBERT  M.  JONES. 

CREEK  AND  SEMINOLE  NATIONS 
S.  B.  CALLAHAN. 


184         GENEEAL   OFFICEES   OF 


FLAGS  OF  THE  CONFEDERATE  ARMY 

AND  NAVY* 

1.    THE    STABS   AND   BARS 

The  flag  recommended  by  the  "  Committee  on 
a  Proper  Flag  for  the  Confederate  States  of 
America,"  appointed  by  the  Provisional  Con 
gress,  in  its  report  of  March  4,  1861,  is  as  fol 
lows: 

"That  the  flag  of  the  Confederate  States  of 
America  shall  consist  of  a  red  field  with  a  white 
space  extending  horizontally  through  the  center, 
and  equal  in  width  to  one-third  the  width  of  the 
flag.  The  red  space  above  and  below  to  be  of  the 
same  width  as  the  white.  The  union  blue  extend 
ing  down  through  the  white  space  and  stopping 
at  the  lower  red  space.  In  the  center  of  the 
union  a  circle  of  white  stars,  corresponding  in 
number  with  the  States  in  the  Confederacy. 

"NOTE. — The  union  is  square;  the  stars  five- 
pointed.  The  length  of  the  flag  one  and  a  half 
times  the  width." 


*This  description  of  the  flags  of  the  Confederate  Govern 
ment  was  prepared  and  kindly  furnished  by  Dr.  Samuel  E. 
Lewis  of  Washington,  D.  C. 


THE  CONFEDEEATE  AEMY       185 
2.    THE   BATTLE    FLAG 

The  Battle  Flag  is  square,  having  a  Greek 
Cross  (saltier)  of  blue  and  white,  with  thirteen 
equal  white  five-pointed  stars ;  upon  a  red  field ; 
the  whole  bordered  with  white.  There  are  three 
sizes :  Infantry,  48  inches  square ;  Artillery,  36 
inches  square;  Cavalry,  30  inches  square.  The 
proportions  for  an  Infantry  Flag  are :  48  inches 
by  48  inches  (exclusive  of  the  border) ;  the  blue 
arms  of  the  cross,  7%  inches  wide;  the  white 
edging  to  the  cross,  %  inch  wide ;  the  white  bor 
der  around  the  flag  proper,  1%  inches  wide. 
Total  outside  measurement,  51  inches.  The  stars 
are  five-pointed,  inscribed  within  a  circle  of  6 
inches  diameter,  and  are  of  uniform  size.  There 
should  be  five  eyelet  holes  in  the  hoist,  next  the 
pole.  The  Artillery  and  Cavalry  flags  are  corre 
spondingly  reduced  in  all  proportions. 

3.    THE    NATIONAL   FLAG 

established  by  Congress  May  1,  1863,  is  as  fol 
lows: 

"The  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States  of 
America  do  enact,  That  the  Flag  of  the  Confed 
erate  States  shall  be  as  follows :  The  field  to  be 
white,  the  length  double  the  width  of  the  flag, 
with  the  union  (now  used  as  the  Battle  Flag)  to 
be  a  square  of -two-thirds  the  width  of  the  flag, 


186          GENEEAL  OFFICEES  OF 

having  the  ground  red ;  thereon  a  broad  saltier 
of  blue,  bordered  with  white,  and  emblazoned 
with  white  mullets  or  five-pointed  stars,  corre 
sponding  in  number  to  that  of  the  Confederate 
States." 

4.     THE   NATIONAL   FLAG 

established  by  Congress  March  4, 1865,  is  as  fol 
lows: 

"The  Congress  of  the  Confederate  States  of 
America  do  enact,  That  the  Flag  of  the  Confed 
erate  States  of  America  shall  be  as  follows :  The 
width,  two-thirds  of  its  length,  with  the  union 
now  used  as  the  Battle  Flag,  to  be  in  width  three- 
fifths  of  the  width  of  the  flag,  and  so  propor 
tioned  as  to  leave  the  length  of  the  field  on  the 
side  of  the  union  twice  the  width  of  the  field  be 
low  it ;  to  have  the  ground  red  and  a  broad  blue 
saltier  thereon,  bordered  with  white  and  em 
blazoned  with  mullets  or  five-pointed  stars,  cor 
responding  in  number  to  that  of  the  Confederate 
States ;  the  field  to  be  white  except  the  outer  half 
from  the  union  to  be  a  red  bar  extending  the 
width  of  the  flag. 


THE  CONFEDERATE  AEMY   187 


THE  FLAGS  FLOWN  BY  THE  NAVY 

THE    STAES   AND   BAES 
This  flag  has  been  previously  described. 

THE    NEW   ENSIGN 

The  new  Ensign,  Pennant,  and  Jack,  by  order 
of  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy,  May  26,  1863,  as 
follows : 

"The  New  Ensign  will  be  made  according  to 
the  following  directions,  viz.:  The  field  to  be 
white,  the  length  one  and  a  half  times  the  width 
of  the  flag,  with  the  union  (now  used  as  the  Bat 
tle  Flag,  having  the  ground  red,  thereon  a  broad 
saltier  of  blue,  to  the  union  as  14%,  bordered 
with  white,  to  the  union  as  1 :  22,  and  emblazoned 
with  white  mullets,  or  five-pointed  stars,  diam 
eter  of  stars  to  union  as  1 :  6%,  corresponding  in 
number  to  that  of  the  Confederate  States. 

THE   PENNANT 

"A  white  ground,  its  size  to  be  as  1 :  72,  or  its 
length  seventy-two  times  its  width  at  the  head, 
and  tapering  to  a  point. 


188       THE  CONPEDEEATE  ARMY 

' '  The  union  of  the  Pennant  to  be  as  follows : 
All  red  from  the  head  for  three  times  its  width, 
with  white  border  equal  to  half  its  width,  then 
all  blue  in  length  equal  to  twelve  times  its  width, 
to  be  emblazoned  with  stars,  in  numbers  equal  to 
those  in  the  Ensign,  with  a  white  border  equal  to 
half  the  width,  and  then  red  three  times  the 
width,  with  the  fly  all  white. " 

THE   JACK 

*  *  To  be  the  same  as  the  union  for  the  Ensign, 
except  its  length  shall  be  one  and  a  half  times  its 
width." 


14  DAY  USE 

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